The Shadow's Secret│TMNT

57 || Raiya Fucking Carter

I clasped my hands tightly behind my back, squaring my shoulder and straightening my back in an attempt to look as stiff as Karai usually did. I jutted my chin out and up, feeling like an absolute idiot and praying I didn't look too much like one.

I walked like that towards the room Sacks was in, purposefully taking long, heavy steps. Though I was wearing old sneakers and not high-heeled boots so I didn't sound very professional like Karai did.

This shitty plan is gonna get me fucking killed, I thought ruefully, pushing the door open and saying loudly, "Mister Sacks."

He whirled around with his gun raised and his eyes glaring, but confused.

I willed the fear from my face and continued. "The test subjects are on the roof."

He narrowed his eyes at me and adjusted his grip on the pistol. "Who the hell are you?" He demanded.

"Sir?" I asked, tilting my head and feigning confusion.

"I said, who are you?" He repeated seethingly. "Aren't you the, uh...the friend? The stupid friend of the specimens?"

The stupid friend. I fought the urge to punch him and kept a neutral tone of voice. "It seems Sensei Shredder never told you of me," I said with a slight smile akin to Karai's.

"No, it seems he didn't," he growled. "So please, enlighten me."

I nodded briskly. "Sensei Shredder had me eliminate the girl who befriended the test subjects and pose as her to earn their trust. I allowed a tracker to be placed in me one night that could lead your man to the specimens' lair. When the fourth specimen was not captured, I brought him to your estate to be contained. Unfortunately, they managed to escape so I brought them here for Sensei Shredder to eliminate them. They are on the roof right now. I can lead a team to contain them and bring them back to the estate if you'd like, sir."

His expression seemed to say he didn't entirely believe me. "You threw a knife at my soldiers and I," he pointed out, not lowering his gun in the lightest.

I masked my grimace with a pleasant smile. "Yes. But I did not kill him. If I did not harm anyone the subjects would suspect something. The big red one is extremely wary." At least that's not a lie. "If I did not help them, he would not trust me and I couldn't have brought him to your estate, then here. The same reason why I had to defend them when the lair was attacked. I do regret it, but it was necessary." His gun was still raised, so I kept talking. "I apologize for the secrecy, sir. But the reason Sensei Shredder regretted to inform you of my role is because you needed to believe I was their ally as much as they did. Otherwise, I might have been compromised."

"Hmm." He watched me closely and I willed myself to remain steady and stone-faced.

Look like Karai. Act like Karai. Look like Karai. Act like Karai.

Sacks relaxed and lowered his gun with a grim expression.

"Alright. But I don't quite trust you enough to take a team up there to contain the specimens. So you can stay here until Sensei Shredder returns." He turned back to the machine, setting his pistol down and watching a small canister fill with green liquid. "And make sure those stupid turtles don't come in here," he ordered as an afterthought.

I nodded, unclasping my hands and letting them hang at my sides. "Of course sir. Is there anything else I can do?"

Eric Sacks turned his gaze from the machine to me, his eyes flicking downward momentarily when I placed my hands in my pocket. Though he quickly disregarded the action to be as casual as any. "No," he shook his head. "You've done quite a wonderful job so far. Thank you, miss...?" He trailed off, raising his eyebrows expectantly for my name.