Protectors - TMNT

Chapter 19

The memory faded and Rae was brought back to reality. Her throat opened and she gasped, the feeling of being able to take in full gasps of air was something she vowed to never take for granted again. Splinter's voice was carried away by the wind, but his lesson stayed.

Rae looked back at her wing and grit her teeth before declaring, "Damn it. If there is one thing I have, it's stubbornness!" Before her courage left her, she grabbed her shirt under her armor and pulled. Her shirt came undone, tearing as it went. The only thing she wore over her front was her armor and wrappings acting as a bra.

She tore her shirt into long strips, tying the ends together until they formed a large loop. She gingerly twisted behind her and grabbed her wing. The pain took her breath away, 'just breathe, Rae. breathe!' She grit her teeth and continued on. She pulled her wing into her body, painfully adjusting it into it's natural resting position. Rae was muttering and growling curses like a retired marine. "This hurts more than when I laid that egg!" She roared.

She quickly finished the job, after nearly passing out several times from the pain anyway. She turned her attention back to her brothers, her breathing ragged from the pain and bile burning in the back of her throat.

Her eyes rose from surprise when she saw a big ball of green and orange headed her way. She dove to the right, taking the fall on her front with a grunt. She looked around and noticed the others were on their asses nearby too.

Raph growled, "ARGH! We're gettin our asses kicked out there!"

Leo, out of breath, "We only got 50 more seconds before the toxin is released" he stated, dread slipping into his words.

Then, a magical moment happened.

The heavens aligned and the angels smiled upon them.

Mikey had an idea.

His face lit up, "Hey!" They all turned to him, "Who wants ta play Buck-Buck!?"

They all looked at him like he was crazy -to the most part he was but some things Mikey said really made them think about enrolling him for online mental evaluations.

"What?"

"Buck-buck?"

"Mikey, how many fingers am I holding up?"

"Buck-buck. Tony on a pony. Some people call it Johnny on a rock."

"7?"

"It's 4, Mikey..." And then it clicked. "Oh my gosh... OH MY GOSH! MIKEY!" She turned to him grabbing him the shoulders and shaking him back and forth, "YOU'RE A GENIUS!"

Donnie took offense to that, his voice popping up, "Hey!"

Mikey grinned questioningly, "I am?"

Hope flourished in her chest and Rae turned to her family excitedly. "Guys... his entire suit is made of metal!" They looked at her cluelessly.

She turned to Mikey, "You are the fastest of us, we need you to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee! You should focus your attacks on his helmet, mainly the parts covering his ears. Loud bangs to the face and ears throws a person off big time." Mikey smiled, "I gotcha back, dudette!"

She turned to Raph, "I know pressure points on the body more than you guys, so that's where I need your muscle Raph. You pack the hardest punch out of all of us, and you have the strength to hit those points under Shredder's armor" Raph grinned, smacking his fists together.