"𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙆𝙉𝙊𝙒, 𝙆𝙄𝘿 — when I was your age, I was quite the cherry bomb," Stevie laughed as Casey gagged.
"Ew gross, I did not need to know that at all..."
"But it's true—" Stevie's words were cut off by Leo popping up out of nowhere.
"But me," the ninja turtle master slicked his bald head back as though he had the glossiest of locks, "now, I had people flinging themselves at me left and right. Stevie's lucky I even gave her the time of day—"
"Jesus Christ, get out of here, you idiot," Stevie said annoyed although there was an undertone of love in her voice as she flipped off the fool she called husband.
The fool that Casey Jones referred to as Master.
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"So Casey Jones..." Stevie sighed while clicking her tongue, prancing forward, the girl easily took a seat on the ground, resting her head casually on her knee, "I know you have a whole speech so begin..." she motioned toward him.
Casey was only staring at her in sadness. The turtles cast glances at each other, an unsure look written across each of their faces.
"Your mom named you after the best rock artist to ever live—"
"That's a given, you don't run into too many Stevie's this day and age not named after Stevie Nicks—" she interrupted with a shrug.
"Your mother's name was Harlow Carter—"
"Enough research and you could easily find that one out—" Stevie said with a smirk seeing the frustration in Casey's gaze.
"YOU ARE HALF-HUMAN, HALF-KREE—!"
"Bingo! That's what I was looking for, so what can I — the humble Wanheda-Andromeda — do for you, Casey Jones?" She said her voice nothing but playful with a smile brighter than the sun itself.
Casey did not hesitate in answering, "You already know — you read minds and emotions with just a touch. You read my mind when I hugged you at Galaxy Con...!" Casey said his voice almost desperate and Stevie felt bad.
She looked at him with remorse in her gaze.
"That is true, Casey Jones, but you know better than me that this is not the world nor the reality that you came from. I'm sorry, I am not the Stevie that you knew," the girl pursed her lips at the boy.
Casey shook his head with a deep breath, and Raph put a supporting hand on his shoulder. The turtles were oddly quiet, especially considering the circumstances, but they knew Casey needed this.
