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Post by LilNinjaWolf on Feb 24, 2009 11:19:37 GMT -6
Thanks. Next chapter should be up tomorrow.
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Post by LilNinjaWolf on Feb 26, 2009 12:30:59 GMT -6
Chapter 16
Don moaned and turned over. The cut across his shoulder blazed a burning pain through his neck. Maybe massaging it would help. What could he have gotten into to get this much pain? He lifted his right hand... Tried to. His eyes popped open. He struggled against the bonds holding his wrists together. He tugged and pulled, only succeeding in rubbing his wrists raw. He shook his head and sat up. Looked around the room. Mikey was to his right, left arm broken, but splinted and held in a sling and bound behind him to his other hand. To his left Splinter sat straight, sad eyes on him and Mikey. Arms bound behind him, right leg broken and in a splint. Don looked at his shoulder where the source of his pain was. And was surprised. It was bandaged. Don was perplexed that the Foot had gone to such lengths to keep them alive.
His heart fell. He knew why they were still alive. Shredder was going to be the one to finish them. And he was probably waiting for the others. Just so they could watch their own family members die.
“How is your shoulder Donatello?” Splinter asked.
Don gazed sadly at his sensei. “Sore. But how are we going to get out of here sensei?”
“We will find a way.”
The doors to the room swished open.
Don and Splinter looked over to the noise, saying nothing, each looking grim.
Two ninjas came in carrying Raph and Casey, bound by rope. They set them near Don, Splinter, and Mikey with a thump. They sneered at Don and Splinter, and stalked off out of the room.
“Raphael?” Don asked. “Casey?”
Neither stirred. They just lay there unmoving.
“Are they...” Mikey's voice asked.
Don turned to find Mikey sitting up and looking and their brother and friend. “I don't think so.” He watched them, seeing their chests rise and fall after awhile. “No. They're just unconscious.”
“Guys,” Mikey said his voice breaking.
Don looked at Mikey, alarmed at the fragile sound of his brother's voice.
Tears were streaming down Mikey's cheeks. “Leo... he's...” He swallowed. “He's dead.”
Don stared at his brother in shock. Leo dead? No that couldn't be. That wouldn't just happen. Leo hadn't been back to the lair when they were attacked by Keith, so Mikey couldn't have seen that. No. Unless Keith himself told him that Leo was dead... But he had to know. “Why do you think that?”
“I don't think. I know,” Mikey insisted.
“Ok. How do you know?”
Mikey swallowed. “I woke up awhile ago, but the Foot that had come in here didn't know I was awake. They started saying things and...”
Splinter moved to sit next to Mikey and in front of Don, forming a little circle. Pain could be seen in his eyes of hearing about his eldest son.
Don didn't want to hear what was next, but knew he had to know. He had to be strong. He had to know for sure Leo was dead before he believed it. “What did they say?”
Mikey didn't speak for awhile, but when he did, his voice was so soft Don had to strain to hear him. “Shredder came in and saw us. He asked where Leo was.” He paused, then went on. “The Elite ninja said he was dead. There was an accident. Shredder was furious, but only left the room. Even the ninjas seemed to be afraid of what that news would do to them. And Shredder was mad. Big time. Threw a few things by the sound of it.”
Don let that sink in. Looked at Raph and Case. His heart aching. It was true. Foot ninjas would never lie about a dead turtle. They would never protect one of them. With Leo gone, Rai was the only one still out there. And April. But he didn't even know if April would know about the situation they were in. Or if Rai would risk bringing her along. There were a lot of ninjas here. But she was good at sneaking around. Better than Casey.
Raph stirred and Casey moaned. Like they had heard the news. But Don knew they didn't.
Mikey sobbed quietly.
Don couldn't help the tears rolling down his own cheeks. He always thought Leo would always be there for them. And he knew if it was up to Leo he would always be there. He looked up at Splinter, who seemed to be meditating. “What are you doing?”
“Trying to find out if what they said is true,” Splinter said softly. “To see if I can feel Leonardo.”
The door swished open. Keith's frame filled the doorway. A smirk snaking across his face. He crossed his arms and leaned against the door frame. “I see most of you are awake. Good. Things should get rolling pretty soon then.”
Splinter opened his eyes and stared at Keith, gaze bordering on a hard glare.
“Looks like you heard the news too,” Keith went on. “Never did like Leonardo. Too much of a good leader for his own good. Led himself right into a trap.” He shrugged. “But that's his downfall. Now we're just waiting on Raison. I'll just have April's place broken into in a few hours. After you all are dead.” He laughed. “Shredder will be in as soon as the tiger gets here. And here's where I say my final good bye, but that'd be too cliqued.” He snickered and pushed himself off the door frame, leaving the room. The door shutting with a resounding swoosh.
To be continued...
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Post by kat on Feb 28, 2009 23:14:44 GMT -6
Wow, this coming along great! I can't wait for the next chapter! I hope that you can continue soon. I seriously don't know how you keep so many stories goin'...and manage to rock each one!!
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Post by LilNinjaWolf on Mar 1, 2009 12:24:58 GMT -6
Thanks. I don't know either. I just have fun and it turns out pretty good. Next one will be up in a day or two.
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Post by LilNinjaWolf on Mar 6, 2009 11:17:38 GMT -6
Chapter 17
Rai led April from the battle shell and up to the back door of the warehouse he was sure the Foot had the others stashed in. There were too many Foot ninjas around for this not to be the right one. A patrol of about half a dozen of them had just moments ago walked past this door. So they only had a few minutes before those ninjas would be back again. Just a few minutes to bypass the security and slip inside. Piece of cake.
Yeah right. That only worked that fast in the movies.
Rai slipped out a sai and began to carefully inspect the right side of the door.
April traced the door's left side for indication of the security on that side. She pointed at the top left corner.
Rai looked more closely and saw a metal wire running to a magnet. He pulled a metal object from his pocket and slipped it between the two conductors. After getting the small piece of metal wedge in, he pulled one side of the security alarm off and tacked it up above the door. Next he dug his sai into the lock of the door, jiggled it, and pulled the door open. He quickly slipped inside and closed the door behind April, just as he saw the patrol coming back. He breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to inspect where they were.
It was an empty hall. And nothing could be seen from the right or the left.
“Which way?” April whispered softly.
Rai shrugged. He pulled out his shell cell and slipped off the headset, putting it on and slipping the cell back into his coat. “Let's split up and have a look around. Will you be ok?”
April slipped on her own headset and gave a thumbs up. “I'll be fine. Let's go find the guys.”
Rai nodded and pointed left. After watching her go left, he went right. Sneaking down the hall very slowly and quietly. He had to be right about the others being here. If they were, there had to be a lot of ninjas in here. And if that was the case there had to be a way to get out and take care of them without much fighting. He and April wouldn't last long against a large squad of ninjas. Not with having to help the others get out if they were hurt. And as much as he hated to admit it, he knew they were. The Foot never held back.
An idea popped into his head out of no where. It would be risky, but if they could at least get the others and make it to the door it would work. A grin worked itself across his face. A few of his explosive charges would blow this place sky high. And take out a lot of ninjas. Some days he loved being a bounty hunter.
He pulled out a charge and tacked it up above the first door he got to, then cracked the door open and looked in.
All clear.
Rai closed it and tiptoed to the next one. Cracked it open.
Clear.
He checked all the rooms on his side of the hall and nothing. Not even a single lone ninja. Or any guards either for that matter. He frowned. That was not good. It meant something was up. With the others being here, there were more ninjas here than at the park. A lump started forming in his stomach, but he willfully pushed away his uneasiness. He had a job to do. He had to be clear headed to get the others, April, and himself out of here.
Rai turned down the next hall, placing his little bombs every few feet. Everything was still all clear. The ninjas had to be guarding the others. Which meant he was most likely heading the right direction. Or so he hoped. He turned left and met up with April.
She shook her head. “Nothing. It's empty. Maybe this isn't the right one,” she whispered.
Rai shrugged. “Maybe.” His eyes narrowed. “Or maybe not.” He quickly pulled April into the empty room on the left and shut the door quietly.
April waited and watched him quietly. The look in her eyes told him she knew what was going on.
Rai put his ear to the door and listened for the ninja's footsteps. They thumped past their door and padded on down the hallway. Within a few minutes it was once again quiet. “We're getting close.”
He eased the door open and darted left, going down the hall the ninja had come from. He made sure April was behind him and turned down a series of hallways, continuing to place his charges. April gave him a look, but didn't ask. He didn't tell her either. He was afraid the faintest whisper would alert the ninjas now. They were up ahead. He could feel it. He swallowed and stopped. He couldn't lead April straight into a horde of Foot ninja. He pointed right, down another hall.
April nodded and thankfully snuck off.
Rai watched her go. If he was right, that would take her around the long way. By his reasoning, they had been going almost straight through the warehouse. She would be safer. And he could go faster.
He continued on down the hall, ducking into rooms three more times before getting to a hallway blocked by a sea of black ninjas. Rai stopped at the corner he was at and thought. There had to be around them. There was no way he could get through that. Or get the others through that once he got to them. He back tracked to another hallway and headed left, hopefully going around that hall full of ninjas.
Rai tiptoed along and soon had the feeling that he wasn't alone anymore. He peaked behind him and saw nothing. He shook his head and continued on taking a right. After a few hundred feet, he decided that he had passed the sea of Foot ninja hall and snuck down the hall to his right. Back on track, he increased his pace. Then suddenly stopped.
Someone was behind him.
He spun around.
Nothing.
Rai spun again, heart rate increasing. Still nothing.
He took a deep breath. There was no one here. He listened closely. No. There was someone here. Foot tech?
Arms circled around him. “Hello Raison.”
Rai gripped at the arms that circled around his throat, choking off his airway. He pulled, not having any effect on the strong arms. He desperately started to claw at the arms, digging his claws into the guy as he saw his vision starting to fade from lack of oxygen.
The guy growled lowly.
Rai lifted his foot and stomped down hard on his attacker's foot.
The guy stifled a shout then tightened his hold. “You can't win that easily,” the voice sneered.
Keith.
Rai clawed harder, scratching against Keith's arms. How could he have made it back from the park already? Unless they had Raph and Casey here too. He gasped for air. This wasn't good. He was on his own now. Rai let himself become dead weight and brought Keith down to the floor with him.
Keith grunted, holding on a little tighter. “That won't work. You'll black out soon enough.”
Rai coughed, sputtering for air. He wrapped his tail around Keith's waist and pulled, but his strength was getting weaker. His tugging tail barely did anything.
“You may have escaped the park, but you won't escape this warehouse,” Keith whispered harshly.
Rai slowly stopped struggling, his vision blacking out, and his body going lax in Keith's grip. A haunting laugh rang in his ears.
To be continued...
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Post by kat on Mar 7, 2009 5:17:31 GMT -6
oh man, not Rai too!!! Continue soon!!
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Post by LilNinjaWolf on Mar 7, 2009 12:12:38 GMT -6
Oh boy now I'm in a pickle.
Next chapter's almost ready.
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Post by kat on Mar 8, 2009 9:31:11 GMT -6
cool! Can't wait.
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Post by LilNinjaWolf on Mar 12, 2009 16:41:35 GMT -6
Chapter 18
April clicked her headset, listening to the strange static that came across the line. She plugged her other ear and listened.
“You may have escaped the park, but you won't escape this warehouse.”
She stifled as gasp as she heard Keith's voice and Rai gasping for breath. Then silence. 'No...' she thought. She turned off her headset and hurried on, biting her lip. It wouldn't be good for Keith to hear her rapid breathing. With Rai caught she was the only one here that could help the others. She had to find them. Then she would get out and go back for Raph and Casey. They would know what to do.
April practically ran down the next few hallways and pulled up short almost turning the corner and colliding into a Foot ninja. She slowly eased herself backwards and slipped into an empty supply closet. Footsteps echoed then faded. There had to be a way down that hall. There were only two doors down that hall that she could see in her brief glimpse. And a whole lot of ninjas. This is where they had to be holding the guys. But how to get in? She couldn't fight her way in. She wasn't that good.
She looked up trying to figure out what to do and spied an exhaust cover. It was perfect. She quickly stacked some boxes and buckets and climbed up to the cover. It was a little shaky, but would do. Hopefully. She loosened the screws with a hair pin and pulled the cover free, placing it on a shelf. She wiggled herself up into the vent, careful not to knock her makeshift ladder over and sighed once she was fully up. She so hoped no one opened the door to the closet anytime soon. That would be horrible.
April crawls through the vent and stops when it comes to a T. Which way? The foot ninjas were to the right of the closet. If she went that way she would go right over them. Perfect. She turns right and quietly crawls on, smiling as she made it past where she thought the hoard of ninjas where. She came to another opening and stopped, peering down and nearly gasping. Mikey, Don, and Splinter were down there. And they were hurt. But she also saw Raph and Casey!
No! Now there was no one to help her get the others out.
Leo...
No! April shook her head. He'd only get himself killed. She was glad that they hadn't told him where they were going. He would've come in a heart beat.
She looked closer at Mikey. He was turned away from the others, but his faced seemed shiney. Like tears had been running down his face. Her heart ached. What had happened to make him so upset?
Raph and Casey slowly sat up, twisting and turning against the bonds that held their hands. They each groaned and growled.
“My son are you alright?” Splinter asked.
Raph nodded, grunting. “Yeah. What about you Case?”
“Just fine,” Casey muttered. “That went better than expected,” he said sarcastically.
“Yeah well hopefully Rai has some fireworks up his sleeve,” Raph said darkly.
“Where is he?” Don asked.
Doors swooshed open.
“Right here.” Keith walked in, dragging Rai in and across the floor by the scruff of his neck with the help of another ninja. Rai's hands were bound tightly behind him. They dropped him near Don and Raph. The ninja smirked and left. Keith smiled amused. “Well looks like the gangs all here. Well mostly. Like I told some of you earlier, I'll take care of the red head soon. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll go tell Shredder.” He turned, but stopped and sneered at them. “Oh wait. I excuse myself. Not the other way around. Toodles.”
April fumed up in the vent at Keith. What a backstabbing traitor!
“You do that!” Raph yelled. “We'll be gone before he gets here!”
“I doubt it.” Keith laughed as he strode from the room, the door slamming shut behind him.
The room seemed to settle into a tense and fragile quiet.
“Is he ok?” Casey asked finally breaking the quiet. All of them seemed to be staring at Rai. He had been their last hope of getting out of here.
Rai's chest rose and fell. He lay still as the silence stretched.
“He looks fine,” Don said.
Raph nudged Rai. “Wake up.”
Rai let out a pained wheeze.
Mikey stared and nearly jumped alarmed. “Raph?!”
“I just nudged him,” Raph threw back.
“My sons, quiet down,” Splinter said sternly.
April had had enough. She had to get them at least untied before Keith returned with the Shredder. She fumbled with the screws holding the cover on, but they were stuck tight. Her nail broke as she tried using that to unscrew them.
“Why would he gasp like that?” Mikey asked.
“My guess is his air way was cut off,” Don said. “It's the only reason I can think of.”
“Will he recover from that?” Casey asked.
“Oh yeah. Depending on how bad it was he might not be able to talk.” Don pulled at his bonds.
Raph yanked at his, neither of them succeeding.
April got an idea. She reached again for her boby pin and stuck it into the screw. She turned, but it still held tight. She tugged harder. It broke in half from the force of her tugging.
Splinter's ear twitched.
“Do you hear something?” Don asked.
Splinter nodded toward the ceiling. “Up there.”
April got another boby pin and tugged at the screws, working quickly. This time they pulled loose. She pried the cover off and jumped down, thankfully landing on her feet.
The others stared at her wide-eyed.
“Rai brought you here?” Don gasped.
April nodded. “I couldn't let you guys stay here. And he needed back up.”
“It was part of the plan,” Raph said.
“Though three more of us getting caught wasn't,” Casey muttered.
April rushed over to Don and quickly untied him.
Don grasped at his shoulder, but turned to help Splinter.
April turned to untie Casey and Mikey, while Don did Raph and Rai.
Rai groaned, the sound painful to those who heard it.
April winced, hoping he would wake up soon. She couldn't bare to hear his painful groans. She finished untying Mikey and turned him to her, fixing the sling so it was in front of him. “What's wrong?” she asked indicating his mostly dried tears.
Mikey opened his mouth, but then closed it, eyes beginning to water.
“Rai careful,” Don said.
April turned to see him sitting up.
“I'm ok,” Rai rasped and winced. He rubbed his neck. “Keith tried to strangle me,” he rasped angrily.
“Enough,” Don said. “No talking or your throat won't heal.”
Rai scowled, but didn't say anything more.
Raph noticed Mikey and stared at him. “What's wrong Mikey?”
“It's going to be ok Mikey,” April tried.
Mikey shook his head. “No it's not. Leo's dead. It's never going to be ok!”
Casey and April stared at him.
Don's and Splinter's eyes looked downcast.
Raph stood and paced angrily. “Those no good Foot! Leo...”
The door swished open, revealing Shredder's outline. He stepped into the room with a cackle.
Raph stood in front of April. “Hide,” he whispered.
She nodded and darted behind some boxes. Oh poor Mikey, she thought to herself. Thinking his older brother was dead when he was safe and sound back at the apartment.
Shredder stepped further into the room, clasping his hands together and cracking his knuckles. “It time we began this.”
To be continued...
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Post by kat on Mar 13, 2009 3:48:45 GMT -6
um...at least they aren't bound anymore (think positive, right?)
I hope you can continue soon, I've got to know how they get out of this (if they get out of this...)
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Post by LilNinjaWolf on Mar 13, 2009 17:54:11 GMT -6
lol I'm workin' on it. Yeah keep thinking positive. For both of us. Next one will be up soon.
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Post by kat on Mar 16, 2009 3:39:08 GMT -6
Uh-oh, I have to think positive for the author...is that a good sign?! Ya have me nervous now...
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Post by LilNinjaWolf on Mar 16, 2009 11:09:18 GMT -6
lol not sure. But it might be a little longer than I thought. I'm kinda stuck...
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Post by kat on Mar 17, 2009 11:13:02 GMT -6
I know how you feel... *sending some goo gone your way* Hopefully now you won't be stuck ^-^
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Post by LilNinjaWolf on Mar 17, 2009 14:34:05 GMT -6
lol thanks.
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