Post by LilNinjaWolf on Nov 18, 2008 17:44:32 GMT -6
So here's my big secret project I've been working on. It has two Ocs. Raison (black and red tiger) and Keith (human ninja). Enjoy.
Chapter 1
Keith sat at the table in the kitchen, head in his hands. They had just gotten back to the lair after a midnight run. And it was more exhausting than he thought it would be. There had been a run in with the Foot. And the fight hadn’t been pretty. Rai had nearly lost his tail, and Leo was almost thrown off one of the buildings. Though he had no doubt that if Leo had been thrown off, he would have found some way to save himself.
Keith shook his head just thinking about how close he, Don, and Mikey had come to getting knocked out and finished off. He grimaced, mentally kicking himself. He had to work on his training some more. A lot more. He couldn’t let himself be taken by these surprises.
His little black cell chirped in his pocket.
Keith reached for it and answered it before the first ring had finished. “Yeah?”
A low gravely voice answered. And Keith hated that voice. A lot.
“Now!” it barked.
Keith snapped the phone shut and slid it back into his pocket without answering. There was no need to really. If he was tired now, he’d be exhausted by the time the night was over. But he had waited a long time for this call and he wasn’t going to back down now.
“Something wrong?”
Keith slowly looked up.
Leo had entered and was getting himself some tea.
“No. Nothing’s wrong wrong.”
Leo looked at him and raised an eye ridge. Once his tea was ready, he joined Keith at the table. “Something’s bothering you?”
Keith shook his head. “No. No. It was just a phone call.” He paused. “A friend wants to meet with you.”
“Who?” Leo calmly took another sip of his tea.
“An old friend of mine.” Keith rubbed his chin, trying to figure out how to best go on. “He had heard of you recently. Supposedly he’s been in the city awhile. So he called me wanting to know if I knew you. Naturally I didn’t answer the question. This person has a questionable past. But he pressed on anyway demanding he had something you needed to hear. That was yesterday.” He paused to see Leo’s reaction.
Leo just stared at him, tea cup cradled in both hands.
Keith went on. “Just now he called to say he wants to meet right now.” He held his breath as he watched Leo stared at his tea, processing all that had just been said.
Leo finally looked up. “Did he say anything about what he wanted to tell me?”
“No. I don’t have the faintest idea.”
“Can he be trusted now?”
Keith nodded. “I may not like him, but he’s ok.”
Leo finished off his tea. “Ok. We’ll go find out about this. I’ll meet you at the door.”
Keith nodded.
Leo stood and left the kitchen, putting his cup in the sink as he went by it.
Keith just sat there for awhile, watching Leo disappear, and then staring at the table. This was going to be some night if he knew his friend as well as he thought he did. And the guy would give him a doozy of a headache.
He finally stood and walked from the kitchen, stopping at his room to grab his sword. He strapped it to his back and looked at his dresser. His shell cell lay there. He left it. There was no need to take it with. He still had his own from before he met the turtles. With a final glance around the room, he strode out and waited at the door, scanning the lair.
Mikey was zonked out on another nightly horror flick. If he was right, Don was stuck to some project in the lab. He chuckled. The past few days it had been hard to pull the brainy turtle from the lab. Raph on the other hand had been pacing the lair like a caged animal for so long that Splinter finally had to tell him to go out for some fresh air. Raison had slipped out with Raph, saying something about going on another one of his bounty hunter missions. Keith smirked. He once went with Rai on one of those missions and he’d had a blast. Chasing down off-world criminals had its perks. They didn’t try the same things all the time. Like the Foot did.
Leo exited Splinter’s room and met him at the door. “Just you and me then.”
“Yep. I don’t think we’d be able to pull Mikey or Don out of the lair.”
Leo chuckled. “You’re right on that one.”
Keith smiled and headed out into the sewers leading the way to the surface. Running down many zigzagging alleyways until they came to the south end of the city. He stopped and waited, leaning against the building’s wall as he caught his breath.
Leo came up next to him and looked around. “When will he be here?”
Keith checked his watch. “Should be any second now.” He looked up at the sky. Did he really want to go through with what he knew his friend would ask him to do? He scowled. There was no choice. He knew it before and he knew it now.
To be continued…
Chapter 1
Keith sat at the table in the kitchen, head in his hands. They had just gotten back to the lair after a midnight run. And it was more exhausting than he thought it would be. There had been a run in with the Foot. And the fight hadn’t been pretty. Rai had nearly lost his tail, and Leo was almost thrown off one of the buildings. Though he had no doubt that if Leo had been thrown off, he would have found some way to save himself.
Keith shook his head just thinking about how close he, Don, and Mikey had come to getting knocked out and finished off. He grimaced, mentally kicking himself. He had to work on his training some more. A lot more. He couldn’t let himself be taken by these surprises.
His little black cell chirped in his pocket.
Keith reached for it and answered it before the first ring had finished. “Yeah?”
A low gravely voice answered. And Keith hated that voice. A lot.
“Now!” it barked.
Keith snapped the phone shut and slid it back into his pocket without answering. There was no need to really. If he was tired now, he’d be exhausted by the time the night was over. But he had waited a long time for this call and he wasn’t going to back down now.
“Something wrong?”
Keith slowly looked up.
Leo had entered and was getting himself some tea.
“No. Nothing’s wrong wrong.”
Leo looked at him and raised an eye ridge. Once his tea was ready, he joined Keith at the table. “Something’s bothering you?”
Keith shook his head. “No. No. It was just a phone call.” He paused. “A friend wants to meet with you.”
“Who?” Leo calmly took another sip of his tea.
“An old friend of mine.” Keith rubbed his chin, trying to figure out how to best go on. “He had heard of you recently. Supposedly he’s been in the city awhile. So he called me wanting to know if I knew you. Naturally I didn’t answer the question. This person has a questionable past. But he pressed on anyway demanding he had something you needed to hear. That was yesterday.” He paused to see Leo’s reaction.
Leo just stared at him, tea cup cradled in both hands.
Keith went on. “Just now he called to say he wants to meet right now.” He held his breath as he watched Leo stared at his tea, processing all that had just been said.
Leo finally looked up. “Did he say anything about what he wanted to tell me?”
“No. I don’t have the faintest idea.”
“Can he be trusted now?”
Keith nodded. “I may not like him, but he’s ok.”
Leo finished off his tea. “Ok. We’ll go find out about this. I’ll meet you at the door.”
Keith nodded.
Leo stood and left the kitchen, putting his cup in the sink as he went by it.
Keith just sat there for awhile, watching Leo disappear, and then staring at the table. This was going to be some night if he knew his friend as well as he thought he did. And the guy would give him a doozy of a headache.
He finally stood and walked from the kitchen, stopping at his room to grab his sword. He strapped it to his back and looked at his dresser. His shell cell lay there. He left it. There was no need to take it with. He still had his own from before he met the turtles. With a final glance around the room, he strode out and waited at the door, scanning the lair.
Mikey was zonked out on another nightly horror flick. If he was right, Don was stuck to some project in the lab. He chuckled. The past few days it had been hard to pull the brainy turtle from the lab. Raph on the other hand had been pacing the lair like a caged animal for so long that Splinter finally had to tell him to go out for some fresh air. Raison had slipped out with Raph, saying something about going on another one of his bounty hunter missions. Keith smirked. He once went with Rai on one of those missions and he’d had a blast. Chasing down off-world criminals had its perks. They didn’t try the same things all the time. Like the Foot did.
Leo exited Splinter’s room and met him at the door. “Just you and me then.”
“Yep. I don’t think we’d be able to pull Mikey or Don out of the lair.”
Leo chuckled. “You’re right on that one.”
Keith smiled and headed out into the sewers leading the way to the surface. Running down many zigzagging alleyways until they came to the south end of the city. He stopped and waited, leaning against the building’s wall as he caught his breath.
Leo came up next to him and looked around. “When will he be here?”
Keith checked his watch. “Should be any second now.” He looked up at the sky. Did he really want to go through with what he knew his friend would ask him to do? He scowled. There was no choice. He knew it before and he knew it now.
To be continued…