Where We Collided || ROTTMNT ||

Karai

SHELLDON carefully closed the door to Cassandra's room after confirming she was most definitely asleep. It wouldn't do her any good to worry more, and SHELLDON was fully capable of handling some things by himself. Plus, Cassandra needed rest after not having slept for almost a week.

Rook watched him from by the door and smiled as he walked over to her. She motioned for him to follow and SHELLDON did so. They walked through the building for a moment in silence.

"I hope you don't find our accommodations too small," Rook finally said, glancing at him.

"It is fine," SHELLDON replied, and it was.

Their room was big enough for a bed, a shower, and even a table to sit on and eat. Cassandra had eaten, showered, and flung herself onto the bed, asleep in seconds. Her hand was still clutched around the crystal, however, and she wouldn't let it go no matter what.

"I see," Rook said. "Queen is waiting for you in the courtroom, I hope you don't mind speaking with her without your friend?"

The little robot shook his head. "No, that's okay. She needs the rest. I can charge later," he said.

Rook nodded. "Very well. We are here."

She opened a door to a large, circular room and let SHELLDON inside. At a circular, donut-like table sat one woman, with graying hair and glasses on her face. She was reading something from a holographic screen and looked up when they entered, standing.

"Welcome," she said with a smile, waving the screen aside.

SHELLDON watched it disappear in pixels before greeting the woman. He climbed up on a chair to face her better and she sat back down. Rook took a seat close to her, a small smile on her face.

"My name is Queen," the gray-haired woman said. "What do I call you?"

"My name is SHELLDON," the drone replied politely. "It's nice to meet you."

Queen smiled. "Indeed. I hope you are settling in okay. We will be contacting your friends on Earth in a few days. We must prepare to bring you there."

SHELLDON nodded his little head and looked around the room. There wasn't much in it, but that was fine. A few windows showed the outside world, all purples and pinks, and crystals. SHELLDON had to say, he kind of liked the color scheme of this dimension. It reminded him of Donnie. Sadness filled the little drone and he looked back at Queen.

"You can get us back to Earth?" he asked.

"Yes," Queen replied. "We have a lot of portals that we can use. But we need to take the time difference into account. You've only been here for a day, but on Earth, that might be a few minutes. It would be good to strengthen yourselves and then return to your friends. Your creator will be okay. I have faith."

SHELLDON knew very well that Donnie would be fine. But he would be mind-controlled for longer, and SHELLDON didn't like that. But it wasn't like he could rescue Donnie on his own. He needed his brothers and their allies. He needed to come up with a plan to undo the mind control to see if there was still something of his creator left in what was now but an empty shell that heeded every command given to him by Krang Sub-Prime. SHELLDON didn't want Donnie to live the rest of his life like this.

"Can you see what happens on Earth?" SHELLDON asked curiously.

Queen nodded. "I get updates frequently from my agents there. They will let me know when your friends are ready for battle."

SHELLDON thought on this a moment, before deciding that they had no other choice. Donnie simply had to wait and hold on while they gathered their strength. The little drone knew that Donnie would expect them, that Krang Sub-Prime expected them to come. They would prepare an army of drones and robots to fight them off. But SHELLDON also knew that they would win, because they always won.