Aiden: "Why am I here?"
Interrogator: "Just like we told your son, you interacted with them."
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"Ain't y'all supposed to be asleep?" Ivy growled with frustration. She shifted her gaze quickly from one dragon to the next, her eyes narrowed with disapproval.
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Frost glanced sheepishly at Ivy, while Tsunami stifled a giggle. Nova stared with innocent eyes. Osore offered a sheepish smile.
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"E," Nova said childishly.
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"Sorry, Ivy," Osore apologized.
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Ivy huffed, turning her back towards them. Ivy flinched as Nova crawled under her wing. "What're you doing?" Ivy asked. "Keeping you company," said Nova. "Fine." said Ivy.
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"Ee!" Nova squealed happily. "JUST this once," said Ivy. "Okay," Nova meowed. Nova nestled under Ivy's wing.
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After a few hours, Frost, Osore, Tsunami and Nova had gone to sleep. A thought suddenly came to Ivy's mind. "What does 'E' mean?" Annalise muttered.
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The sun rose. Osore stood up and stretched. "Time to get up," she commanded, "come on, sun is up and we need to fly back home." Osore walked over to Nova and gently whacked her muzzle. Nova got up and stretched. "Time to get moving," said Osore.
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With that, the girls followed Osore into the sky. "Can we visit that turtle before we go home?" Nova asked. "Why?" Osore asked, raising a brow. "So we can know what this mutagen stuff is!" said Nova. Osore sighed. "Fine."
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Osore took a turn, changing their course. "Race ya there!" Nova purred, dashing forward. Frost and Tsunami soon zoomed past Ivy, giving Ivy barely any time to react. "HEY!" Ivy roared angrily.
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"Oh shit, she mad now." Tsunami laughed deeply. "She mad now!" Tsunami wheezed, having a hint of laughter in her voice.
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"Escape the angry dragon!" Nova exclaimed playfully.
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Osore watched and snickered in amusement. Tsunami paused in her flight. She darted towards Ivy and brought her down underwater. Ivy, grasping onto Tsunami, came up for air. The two tackled each other, splashing around and throwing insults at each other.
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Osore flew forward, catching up. "Alright, that's enough. Get out of the water you two." Tsunami hissed, giving Ivy one more whack on the muzzle before joining Osore in the air. Ivy growled loudly. "Come on Ivy," said Osore. Ivy huffed and darted out of the water, joining the rest of her teammates.
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"I guess no more racing..." Nova said sadly. "No, Nova," Osore answered.
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Once they arrived in New York, the girls shifted back into their human forms. Despite the late hour, the streets were still alive with the movement of people and the glow of streetlights casting long shadows across the pavement. The girls snuck around in the shadows, keeping their senses heightened. Suddenly, a shuriken whizzed through the air. Nova's reflexes kicked in, allowing her to dodge the projectile with a swift and graceful movement.
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The girls' attention snapped upward, their eyes locking onto the figure who had launched the attack. It was the same turtle they had encountered a few nights ago. The turtle jumped down from the roof of the building, and he landed on his feet. He prepared himself to attack them once more. "Wait, we just need to know something." said Osore, showing the canister of mutagen, "We thought you might know a thing or two about it."
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Michelangelo carefully took the canister out of Osore's hand and looked at it. He was silent for a moment, his eyes seemed to study it curiously. "Why do you have this?" he finally asked. "Our master wanted us to get it for him. But he didn't say why." Osore answered. "Do you know what it does?" Nova asked.
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Michelangelo nodded. "It creates mutants. Like me. And it can be very dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands."
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"So why does he need it?" Tsunami wondered.
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"Dunno," Osore admitted, "I just hope he doesn't use it on us."
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"Well whatever he's doing, it can't be good," said Michelangelo.
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"We'll keep you updated," Osore promised.
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Michelangelo nodded and the girls watched as he disappeared into the shadows.
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The girls grew their wings and they flew back home. When they arrived, they shifted back into their human form. But then they saw a police car outside the neighborhood. Those officers must have night shift tonight. The girls became uneasy.
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They couldn't shed their disguises. Not in front of the officers. Keighley's house. That's where they would go. Her house was the farthest away from the officers. Keighley's house has always been a place of shelter and sanctuary.
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Osore led her team, they moved stealthily through the neighborhood, walking to Keighley's house. Once they arrived, Tsunami took a deep breath and knocked on the door. The door swung open and they were greeted by what seemed to be a mutant. She was a tiger on top and a cheetah on the bottom.
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"Hi, Keighley," Nova greeted warmly.
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"Can we come in?" Osore asked. "Of course," Keighley replied, stepping aside, "Come on in."
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Meanwhile in the police car...
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"You think those were intruders?" Aiden wondered.
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"Nobody knows, Aiden," Brandon replied, "A lot of these neighborhood residents are nocturnal so what would I know?"
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"I guess you're right...So I guess we just...keep an out for anything suspicious?" Aiden questioned.
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"Yup," Brandon replied.
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There was an awkward moment of silence. A screech broke the silence, causing Aiden to jump. "Relax, kid," Brandon chuckled. "What was that?!" Aiden panicked.
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"Why don't you go find out?" said Brandon. Aiden looked at Brandon for a moment before getting out of the car to investigate.
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Brandon got out a few seconds later. "Yo! Come on and get back in the car!" Brandon called.
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Aiden looked back at Brandon. "You said to go find out what-"
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"Man, I was just jokin'! Now get back here, and get yo ass back in the car!" Brandon hissed.
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"What if it's really important?" Aiden asked.
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Brandon sighed heavily. He grabbed the keys and closed the door. He went to join Aiden at his side. "You gon' get our asses fired for this." Brandon growled.
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The two officers went towards the source of the screech. There was what seemed to be a little dragon. It sat on the ground, covering its face with its wings and it cried hysterically.
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