TMNT: Secrets of the Sewers

Recurring Nightmares

Casey drove through the warehouse district like a mad man, desperately trying to find Renaissance Motors. He was getting increasingly worried, knowing that every minute he was lost was another minute Hisako was in the hands of those kidnappers. He just had to hope that whoever was at this garage would be able to help him.

As Casey rounded a corner, he spotted the building he needed. Like Hisako had described, it was covered in Japanese letters and turtle shell designs on top of layers of other graffiti. He practically floored it, screeching up to the main door and ditching bike in an instant. He immediately tried to open the door to the garage, only to find the hinges welded shut. Cursing angrily, he turned to the only other door, the main car door. Casey went over to it, pounding on the metal as hard as he could.

"Hello?!" he called, pressing his ear against the door to try and hear if anyone was inside. "Is anyone there?!"

There was no response, not so much as a small rustle of movement. In a desperate motion, Casey tried to force the door up, but it was obviously locked.

"Great, nobody's home..." he cursed.

He slumped against the garage, trying to come up with a plan. That's when a thought struck him. Considering Hisako never talked about having any friends outside of himself and April, then odds are, this was where here brothers could be found. And if they had a secret like Hisako's, which they most likely did, they wouldn't just answer the door for anybody.

"I need to get in there." he muttered, getting back on his feet.

He went over to Hisako's bike, grabbing the keys out of the ignition. There was a second key on the ring, and Casey had a hunch of where it went to. He hunched down in front of the handle of the garage door, inserting the key in the lock.

"Come on, please be the right-" He heard the distinct click and breathed a sigh of the relief. "Goongala."

He pulled the door open, slipping inside and closing the door behind him.

"I know you're in here!" He called, walking slowly around the room. "Please, come out!"

Casey was right, there were people in the garage, but they were making sure that they remained undetected. Hiding in the rafters of the garage, the four turtles looked down at the intruder stalking about their above-ground hideout.

"How did this bozo find us?" Raph hissed at Leo, glaring down at Casey.

"I don't know, Raph." Leo replied.

Casey looked around the Shellraiser as Donny made his way over to Leo and Raph.

"He doesn't look like a Purple Dragon," Donny commented, examining Casey inquisitively. "And he's way too loud to be a Motorhead."

Mikey swung across the rafters, approaching Leo with a worried look on his face.

"Guys, he has the shell cycle." he whispered.

The brothers all froze, then slid across the beams until they could see out a small window at the top of the garage. Sure enough, the shell cycle was lying on its side, abandoned by their new intruder.

"Where did he get that?" Leo questioned.

"Let's find out." Raph growled.

Before any of his brothers could protest, Raph jumped down from the rafters, landing silently behind Casey. The teen barely heard the sound of Raph drawing one of his sai, but he sure felt the cold tip pressing against the back of his neck. He froze as the red turtle snarled.

"You have exactly two seconds to tell me who you are, and what the shell you're doing with that bike!"

Casey remained still, his heart racing from fear. Still, he gulped, forcing it down as he answered.