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Leap of Faith, Part One: Out of the Darkness	By : laloga13 Category: Comics > Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Views: 1560 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and all other recognizable characters are property of Mirage Studios and not me, sadly. I'm just playing with them for a while, and am not making any money off of this story. However, any OC's are mine! Ha

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Chapter Eleven

When the Turtles finally emerged, Splinter had long since retreated to his room to "meditate," (the unwritten code for watching court tv), and Miranda was seated on the back of the couch, strumming her acoustic guitar and humming to herself. She looked up as the brothers entered.

"Hey guys, great practice. I felt like I was in a Bruce Lee movie."

"That's how we live every minute of every day," Mikey said dramatically, flopping down on an old armchair.

Leo stood beside her, and experimentally placed a hand on her shoulder, giving a slight squeeze. She in turned smiled at him, her gray eyes dark and warm.

"And thanks again for your help. I guess it's time to bring in the professionals."

"Don't mention it," Donatello replied. "It's what we do. Speaking of which....." He left the room still talking, and returned with his laptop. Miranda continued playing softly until a few mouse clicks later when Donnie spoke up once more. "Give me a minute to come up with some more dirt on these guys."

Leonardo nodded, looking thoughtful. "Depending on what we learn, maybe we can do some reconnaissance work tonight. Miranda, do you know of any place we could start?"

She considered a moment while strumming a nameless tune. "I'm not sure. If they have a main headquarters place, it's not one I ever visited. Sometimes, the way Hunter spoke, it sounded like they were working on getting a building inside the city." She paused, played a measure before stopping abruptly. "The only thing that comes to mind is this pool hall, pub-thing in SoHo that Hunter used to drag me to every Thursday, but that was a long time ago. They may have a new hangout now."

"If your boy was so into these guys, why didn't he fill you in on what was going on?" Raphael said sharply.

She glared at him. "I hated the Knights-they seemed like a bunch of creeps-but I wanted to support Hunter, so I just wanted to deal with him, no one else. I was trying to help him, not those jerks." She rolled her eyes at Raph's raised brow. "I was younger and in love, thereby rendering me an idiot, okay?"

"What's the place called?" Leonardo asked.

"The Five and Dime, on Mercer."

"I can scope it out tonight," Raph said.

"That's good. You and Mikey can check it out together." Leo replied.

Raph scowled. "No offense, Mike, but I can handle this one all by my lonesome."

Mikey looked up from the muted video game he'd discreetly started moments ago. "Come on, Raph! You'd make your little brother miss out on the action? You suck."

Raph muttered unintelligibly and crossed his arms, glaring at Leo. "This is all your doing, you know. You should be paying me to put up with his insanity."

"Interesting, Raph. You know, I feel the same way about you."

"Hey, guys? If you could both shut your traps for a moment, I think I may have a lead," Don said, his fingers tapping rapidly across the keyboard. "Besides the Five and Dime, there's another place they've been sighted, in Morningside. Police files are awfully handy in these situations."

Leonardo began to pace the room, planning the next move. "Well, we don't know when the White Knights will visit either of these places, so, logically, we should prepare a stakeout."

"We don't even know if they'll be there at all," Michelangelo said dubiously. "So, are we going to just sit around until these goons pop up?"

"Miranda, you said that they used to meet on Thursday?" Leo asked.

She nodded.

"Well, it's Friday now," Raph said, crossing his arms. "We gonna wait a week?"

"No," Leonardo replied firmly. "We're going to do some recon, learn the layout of these dives, and check out some of the regulars."

"Perhaps we can learn more by indirect association then by direct confrontation," Don mused.

"Exactly." Leo stopped pacing and regarded his brothers for a moment. "Donnie, how about you and Mike check out that place in Morningside, and Raph and I can visit the Five and Dime."

"Excuse me," Miranda said suddenly. "But may I make a suggestion?"

Four nearly identical masked faces turned to her, surprise written across their features.

"I think I should come."

"What?" Leo and Raph exclaimed simultaneously, before they each erupted into a stream of objections.

"Absolutely not! I brought you here so you'd be safe."

"Do you really wanna find out what they'll do to you if they get their hands on you?"

"Look," Miranda had to practically yell to be heard. "I'm a grownup, okay? I'm not about to run off and stumble alone down a dark alley or anything. And besides, are you telling me that, in light of what I just saw in there, neither of you can handle a prick like Jacob, or any of the Knights?" Her gaze fell on Raph, who looked away, then to Leo, who was watching her intently. She fiddled with the strings on the guitar as she continued. "If they see me, they'll reveal themselves a lot sooner. You know that. This can end quickly, and we can all get back to our lives."

Raph snorted. Mike and Don had wisely (and quietly) left the immediate area, and Leo continued to regard her with interest. She looked back at him, and something passed between them. He sighed and shook his head.

"Very well. But you have to promise that you will do exactly as I say. You may be an adult, but we're the experts, alright?”

"Fair enough," she nodded.

"This is all wonderful stuff, really," Raphael interjected, "but enough chitchat-let's ride."
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Leap of Faith, Part One: Out of the Darkness