Vigilante (A TMNT Raphael FanFic)

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T E R R A

        "He raped me." My knees became weak and I fell to the ground. Mikey catches me on my way down and he holds me tighter, "Terra, oh my god." He says in my hair and rubs my back in a soothing way. "I can't tell Raph, I can't." I cry into his shoulder. "Terra this is not something you can keep from him, this is serious." Mikey says and I look up at him. 

"Mikey I can't, it will kill him inside." 

"It's going to hurt him Terra but not telling him is going to make it worse. You have to tell him." I know he's right but I hate seeing Raph hurt. He's going through hell right now, I don't want to make it any worse. "We have to help him, Mikey. Now." 

"Terra we have to get you out of here. Nothing good can come out of you staying here, " He explains and grabs my wrist, "Come on." 

      I love Mikey to death but I am not listening to him this time, "I'm not leaving here without Raph." 

"He wouldn't want you to stay here, he knows it dangerous. He can't lose you Terra you know that." 

"And I can't lose him, Mikey!" I fire back. He takes a deep breath and then breathes out. "Terra I don't-" 

"Leo!" Raph's voice carries throughout the building and I immediately follow it. "Terra come back!" Mikey yells but I am already in the throne room to find Leo on the ground and Shredder standing over him. How many times is my heart going to break today? 

"I told you, Leonardo. You can't win." 

"Leo..." I whispered. 

     My eyes wandered to find Raph still being held by the restraints but now Karai was beside him, tied up and tortured just like him. I turned around and Mikey was right behind me with a hand on my shoulder, "We have to get Raph, Leo, and Karai out of here." 

"Yeah, but how?"

     My mind began to race with different ideas but we all know someone who can develop a strategy and get us all out of here alive. 

"Where's Donnie?" I asked and Mikey looked at me with wide eyes as he turned around to head back to our previous location. 

     When we get back to the room, I can hear Donnie and Jason going back and forth, "What does Shredder really want with her?" 

"I'm not telling you shit." Jason spat. I peeked around the corner to find Jason sitting on the floor with his hands tied behind his back and him looking up at Donatello. Jason's mouth was covered in blood and it made me gag at the sight of it. 

     Donnie looks at Jason was a sly smirk and takes a nice, long look at his staff before clicking a button and a blade shooting out of the end of it. He holds it up to Jason's throat and says, "Now, I'm going to ask you one more time, " He presses harder, "What does Shredder really want with Terra?"

"Okay, okay, " Jason breathes out, barely, "Her father is still alive." 

What? 

      "What are you talking about? Shredder and his ninjas killed them months ago." Donnie speaks and he is just as shocked as I am. I want to interrupt their conversation, but I'm already listening to everything I need to know. I turn around and look at Mikey. His jaw is basically touching the floor below him and his eyes are wide. 

"Her mother was killed but her father was only shot in the arm. He passed out due to the pain and blood but survived. Shredder didn't care what happened to her mother as long as she was out of the picture, period, " He takes a deep breath and continues, "He wants to kill Terra in front of her father to make him suffer from the mistakes he has made and the deals he broke with Shredder." 

"What was her father doing working for Shredder in the first place?" 

"Shredder was willing to give him the money his family needed, but Shredder expected a lot from him if he was going to get paid. Anything Shredder asked for her father would do. Whether it was getting weapons, sending messages, even killing people." This time, I think my heart actually stopped. Killing people? "What deal did her father break with Shredder to make him do this?" 

      "If I tell you, you will never look at Terra the same way ever again." He spills. What is he talking about? I didn't do anything to hurt the turtles and I know that. 

"What do you mean-" 

"Terra!" My head snapped back to find Casey and a red headed girl standing next to him. "Casey! Mah man." Mikey says, hitting Casey on the back.

"Terra we have to get to Raph and the others before it's too late. Leo is basically dead and Raph and Karai aren't holding up that well either." Casey explains. "Mikey, you get Donnie and figure out a plan. I'm going with Casey." He nods and turns his head to the red head, "April, you stay here with Mikey and figure out a plan with Donnie." He orders and she nods and walks in the room with Mikey. 

     I follow Casey to the throne room and I don't even bother waiting for a right time to jump out and surprise him. We're losing time and I am going to finish this. "Where is my father?" I demand and step closer to the metal-headed monster that has ruined my life. "So nice of you to join us, Terra." Shredder speaks. His blades shoot out of his amour on this arms and comes closer. 

"Get outta' here!" Raph shrieks. I look at him and pain takes over my body, but I am not giving up now. I need answers and I intend on getting them. "What did he do?" I say with a flat tone. 

"Who?"

"My father. What did he do?" 

     He takes a long, hard look at Raphael, Leonardo, and Karai with a deep laugh before he looks back at me with his evil eyes. "What did my father do to make you want to torture him? He worked for you and I am sickend by his actions but he did. He did everything you asked, what went wrong?" He looks at me harder and closer. Just his presence made the world around me much darker and miserable, but I'm not letting this down. 

"I don't think your new "family" would want to hear what he did." 

"Tell me." I pressed and he shrugged. 

"As you wish, " He paused, "Bradford! Xever! Bring him." Shredder commanded and they did as he pleased. 

     The man who raised me is now a stranger kneeling before me. Not only his physical appearance but everything. I couldn't look at him the same. I walked up to him and yelled right in his face, "What the hell is wrong with you!?" 

"Terra please-"

"Would you like to tell your daughter why I am putting you through this?" Shredder interrupts.

     I don't know what it was but it was something strong, most likely one of his mutants, grabbed me and pushed me to the ground. It grabbed my hands and tied them behind my back and forced me to kneel in front of my father and Shredder. 

"Not only have you ruined your life, John, but after you tell her what you did it will ruin her's too," What is he talking about? I need answers and I need them now, "Terra, you should be thanking me really. After he explains I won't make you suffer your terrible, terrible life." 

"What is he talking about?" I plead. It has gotten to the point where I am whining for answers. 

"Tell her." Shredder pushes. I look at my father dead in the eye as he opens his mouth.

"I killed Hamato Yoshi." 

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