Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Please Speak Mikey

Chapter 14

Meanwhile back down stairs in the dim lit TV room, April had been about to follow her friends only to find she couldn't. She was looking around as though something was about to jump out and attack her. Mikey had gone, but he left a lingering aura behind him. April went to go stand in the spot on the carpet where the orange turtle had been sitting. Whatever had come over Mikey a moment ago was still here...as in here in the room. She could feel it around her. Something familiar...her breathing had suddenly picked up as the pressure around her had become crushing. In the corner of her eye she could feel someone watching her....but when she looked, a pair of green eyes was staring at her, oh it was just Klunk, sitting on the chair arm. She wanted to smile in relief, but the feeling had not disappeared. In fact it was growing....over her like a light invisible sheet floating down over her head.

"Hey Red you ok?" Casey noticing that like Mikey, she too had suddenly become frozen in front of the Television. "Girl why you panting? You having a panic attack or something? You know it was just a movie, right." He asked but then gasped a little as April looked up towards him, or rather she was looking right through him. Her eyes were blank as in completely. No pupils, just white. A hard pressure was pushing down at the back of her neck.

"Yo....earth to April you reading me? Emmm, Splinter, I think we have another one over here!"

"April?" Splinter had watched his son been taken upstairs turned back to see his other student looking like she was about to faint....the same aura around her that was surrounding his youngest a moment ago. Her eyes had rolled up into the back of her head, but she was still standing. Whatever was here had taken control of her. He felt something to, but it was like it was hiding within the walls. Moving around, he couldn't quite mentally grab hold of it.

"Great now two of them are acting weird. Splinter she's doing a Mikey." Casey shook her a bit not noticing the solo shadow moving around her...

"Attached to your soul 'we' pull the fine thread. Your soul is free but your body is dead..." The words spilled from her mouth as though they had been waiting for her to open her lips, only, it wasn't her voice. It was still a female voice, but it was deeper. A growl lingering behind it. Instantly Casey backed away, a pleading look toward Splinter for help.

"What did you say? April wake up." The rat had quickly made his way over. Concern now growing at an alarming rate as he placed a gentle grip on the side of her neck, lightly squeezing.

At first she flinched at the pressure as it sent a shock down her spine, right to the end of her toes. The vail had started to lift. Not left, more like just hover above her. She blinked, her eyes returning to normal. Whatever it was, it was still there, but now she felt more confused by the perturb expressions on Casey and her sensei's face.

"What...What just happened?" she asked surprised, but that was instantly replaced with a feeling of nausea. She didn't even realise that her body was falling forward until Splinter caught her by the shoulders.

"What is wrong my child?" Splinter trying to get her attention. She didn't know how or why, but she took the hint that she was not supposed to be here right now.

"Red, you just went super freaky for a moment there. Your eyes and everything...." Casey carefully stepped forward again. "Pull the, what? Thread...and then you're dead? What does that mean?" But April couldn't answer. She was shaking too much, a cold sweat becoming visible across her face.

"Sensei something is happening? I, I think I need to sit down." She looked at the old rat begging. He nodded.

"Let us go into the Kitchen. Maybe a glass of water would help." Worried she was going to pass out on him, the rat gently but firmly placed a paw under her arm, leading her away from the cold spot. Not so keen to sit in the room on his own anymore, Casey was on their heels. Was it just him or was it getting a little chilly in here?