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Post by kat on May 20, 2009 13:00:19 GMT -6
Wow! Great chapter. I thought for sure you would leave off when Shredder had Mikey. But I think you found an even killer cliffhanger. Hope that you can update soon.
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Post by LilNinjaWolf on May 20, 2009 13:55:36 GMT -6
lol Thank yas. I will have it up soon. Maybe by Sat. or I hope to anyway.
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Post by kat on May 20, 2009 20:17:51 GMT -6
That'll be great...but I won't be able to check it out until after Monday. Hubby and I are leaving Thursday evening on a motorcycle trip and we will be gone all weekend.
I think we will be going to Florida...not sure though.
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Post by LilNinjaWolf on May 20, 2009 22:25:00 GMT -6
Sounds fun. Well I will have it up when you get back.
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Post by kat on May 21, 2009 3:10:06 GMT -6
Cool, can't wait!
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Post by LilNinjaWolf on May 26, 2009 18:07:52 GMT -6
Ok hit a small snag, but here it is. Chapter 23 Raph stumbled back a few more steps, staring at Shredder. It shouldn't have surprised him so much that the Shredder was up and moving. But it did. Big time. He scowled, narrowing his eyes to mere slits, his grip on his sai hard enough to ring the neck of more than one ninja in this vile place. And he so would not hesitate to do so. Shredder glared harshly at Raph, stalking a few steps closer. “I cannot tell you what a pathetic, idiotic, brainless move that was.” He scoffed. “I did not expect more though from your pitiful family or your rat master.” He towered over Raphael. Raph matched his glare, not backing down. There was no way he would run from this man made of tin. Heck the Shredder wasn’t even a man. No man would have the guts to stand up to him and his family, trying to take them apart limb by limb. Ok maybe he was over exaggerating their strengths, but not by much. Raph lunched forward, right sai hurling through the air just ahead of him. Shredder flipped backwards, catching the sai as if it were a mere toothpick. He landed on his feet just in time to catch a charging red turtle. He growled and held Raph in the air by the wrist, glaring daggers. He looked up. Raph followed the Shredder's gaze, seeing his family pour through the whole in the wall like a rushing river, intent on coming without the slightest hesitation. And he knew that was true. He would come too. He cringed feeling the pressure on his wrist increase. He struggled harder against the grip only to slowly feel it go numb. Shredder held up his other hand. “Stop right there or I won't hesitate to turn him into mince meat.” The others stopped in their tracks. Raph stared at his family. Surely they didn't believe him. Surely Donny could figure out a way to get to him without causing some violent reaction from the bucket head holding him. He waited, struggled, and watched, bracing himself for whatever came next. The air was silent and thick. No one seemed to want to do anything to aggravate Shredder. Not even Shredder moved for what seemed like hours, when only it was about a minute tops. Shredder swung his arm left, hurtling Raph into a steal shelf. Raph was more surprised from the impact than he should've been and couldn't stop the groan that escaped his lips. He hung limp in the Shredder's grasp. “But you said...” Mikey squeaked. Shredder laughed coldly. “Said what? That I wouldn't hurt him? No I said I might turn him into mince meat. Didn't that rat teach you not to trust your enemy?” He shook head head and swung again. Raph felt again the sudden rush of air across his face, images rushing before his eyes. He pulled up his legs and to stop the hit. But it wasn't his feet that hit something hard. Pain flared across the side of his head. His vision fuzzed, cleared, then quickly darkened, his body falling lax in Shredder's grasp. --- Don held a death grip on his bo staff, glaring harder at the Shredder than he had ever done before. He stared at the limp form of his red banded brother hanging in the Shredder's grasp. Stared at the mocking gaze that stared him back. He had never felt this angry before in his life. Or at least that he could remember. But what could he do? What could any of them do? The slightest movement would convince Shredder to slice Raph in two. He inwardly cringed. If only he could get Shredder to put his brother down, then they could get rid of Shredder or something. But he had to think! And they were running out of time. Leo stepped forward, just in front of Don. He looked worn and stared at Shredder with a tired gaze. Shredder's gaze narrowed on Leonardo. “You hope to save your brother in your condition?” Leo nodded. Don's eyes widened. What was Leo thinking?! Shredder laughed loud and coldly. “You're about dead on your feet.” He shook his head. “I could kill you where you stand.” “Do it,” Leo rasped. “Leo!” Mikey gasped. Shredder dropped Raph like a sack of old potatoes and stepped forward, closing the gap between him and Leo by three large strides. He picked Leo up by the wrist and held him inches from his face. “You are pathetic,” he spat. “Donny do something,” Mikey whispered in a high pitch tone. “What do we do?” Don kept his attention on Leo and Shredder, but his mind was turning wheels. Shredder no longer held Raph, but now Leo was in danger. What was Leo thinking? Didn't he think there could be another way to save Raph? Or was he not thinking clearly? Don mentally shook his head. He couldn't think about that right now. Right now he had to get Leo free and make sure Raph was ok. “Rai,” he whispered. “You and April go check on Don.” Rai nodded and backed up, inching to the left to ward Raph just before disappearing along the side of the room with April right beside him. “Mikey. You, sensei, Casey, and I will distract Shredder until we can get Leo free. Then we take him down,” Don went on. “How ever possible.” “Sounds good,” Casey muttered from Don's left. “Ok...” Mikey whispered. “But how Don?” “Like this.” Don backed up and snuck around the side of the room coming up behind Shredder and Leo. Shredder was just pulling his arm back, aimed for Leo's chest. Don pulled his staff back, ignoring the pain in his shoulder, and struck Shredder at the back of the knees. “Mikey! Casey!” Mikey jumped, leg up and extended. Casey ran forward and swung his bat. Mikey's leg and Casey's bat collided with Shredder's side, knocking him to the ground. Leo fell from Shredder's grasp, landing with a thump and a moan. Don grinned, but it was short lived as the Shredder stood once again. He scowled and glared, mind turning to think of a better plan. Though this time the Shredder didn't have anyone in his grasp. That would help a lot. Except for the fact that he had no idea of what to do next. Knocking the Shredder out would not stop him for long. And none of them were in the condition to regularly fight him. They couldn't just kill him or something. They might get killed themselves! Don's scowl deepened as his mind started to panic. To be continued...
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Post by kat on May 27, 2009 9:03:54 GMT -6
Great chapter! You always have so much action Love it! Can't wait for the next.
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Post by LilNinjaWolf on May 27, 2009 10:33:26 GMT -6
Thank you! The next one will be up a bit sooner than the last.
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Post by LilNinjaWolf on May 31, 2009 14:34:29 GMT -6
Chapter 24
Rai slowly and soundlessly snuck over to Raph while the others kept the Shredder busy. He knelt over Raph and felt for a pulse. Relief surged through him finding it normal. He shook Raph's shoulder, knowing Raph couldn't be out that hard.
“Is he ok?” April asked, kneeling next to him.
Rai nodded.
Raph groaned. His right hand came up and rubbed his head. “What hit me?”
Rai quickly covered Raph's mouth and shook his head. He pulled his hand away and turned to peek back at Shredder. He cringed as he saw Leo crash to the floor, knocking his head against a steel shelf jutting out from the wall. Leo was quiet, but he pulled himself just slightly up. His eyes slowly looked up at Shredder. Rai refocused his gaze to the Shredder, who was now slowly inching his way toward Don. Rai growled lowly. A hand touched his arm. He turned to April and scowled. Even she knew he should be growling. He turned and helped Raph up, who was now scowling just as much as Rai was.
April stood and stepped to Raph's other side. “You feel ok?”
“Peachy...” Raph glared harder, shaking his head. “Think my head's clear now. I... No...” his voice trailed off.
Rai saw Raph gaze behind him. He spun around, getting knocked down in an instant. He groaned, feeling a heavy weight on top of him. He slowly opened his closed eyes to see a green shell.
The shell rolled off him. “Sorry...” Don murmured.
Rai got to his feet just in time to see Raph dart forward. He shook his head. That turtle couldn't be kept out of things for long. He helped Donny to his feet and watched Raph's movements.
Raph jumped up and kicked Shredder in the back, knocking him to the floor, then jumped back out of Shredder's reach. His scowl turned more into a scowl as he waited for Shredder to come at him.
Rai searched the room for Splinter, Mikey, and Casey. At the far right end, Splinter was helping Mikey up. At the other end of the room Casey was jumping up to his feet and running toward the action with Raph and Shredder at the center of the room. Rai looked over at Leo who was trying to stand, wobbly on his feet once he made it. Rai silently crossed the distance and helped steady Leo.
“I don't know what to do,” Don murmured behind Rai and Leo. “We're going to get creamed.”
“Think Donatello,” April spoke up from Rai's left. “There must be something we can try.”
“But what?” Leo whispered faintly.
Don remained silent, mind turning behind those brown eyes of his.
Rai kept his grip firm on Leo to keep him steady and right where he was. He knew Leo wanted to help Raph and Casey with Shredder. But he just couldn't allow it. The others wouldn't either. Cuz this time Leo would end up dead. Rai saw Raph go sailing threw the air again, straight into Casey. The red banded turtle leapt to his feet and charged Shredder again, jumping up, leg extending, connecting this time and sending Shredder to the ground. Shredder stood up again and ran at Raph, arm pulling back for a punch. Raph ducked easily with a big smirk. Rai turned hearing a shuffle of movement behind him and saw Mikey walk up to them with Splinter hobbling beside him.
“What do we do Donny?” Mikey asked, fear in his eyes.
Don rubbed his forehead. “I don't know. I don't know,” he panic thick in his voice. “We can't kill him. Raph and Casey are trying, but are about to wear down. We can't help them. We're not in good enough shape to do so. We'd have to bring this place down. It's the only thing I can think of. But there's no way to do it.”
Rai shoved his hand into his coat pocket and pulled out a small black device. Everyone around him looked at him, then the device. “Explosives,” he whispered. “All around the building.”
Don's eyes widened. His mouth opened, then shut.
“We started putting them up as soon as we got here,” April said with one look at Don.
Don nodded. “Good good. That will work. Are they all set?”
Rai nodded. He put the device back in his pocket and pulled out a different device. The detonator with a little red button. He handed it to Don.
Don took it and smiled, nearly beaming. “Perfect,” he whispered.
And to Rai's surprise, Leo smiled faintly as well.
“Let's do it,” Mikey said excitedly.
Splinter nodded hopefully.
“Mikey you distract Shredder and I'll tell Raph and Case,” Don said. “April, Rai. Help Leo and Splinter out of here. I think we've taken down all the ninjas here so you shouldn't have a problem.”
Rai nodded. “See you outside,” he whispered faintly. He looked at Leo, who nodded and started out of the building. April and Splinter kept right behind him. Rai followed the trail of his little explosives, making dizzying turns. He was sure he would have gotten lost getting out of there if it weren't for his explosive trail. He finally spotted the door and started feeling Leo getting heavier. He glanced at the blue baned turtle. Leo was starting to fade out, he was so worn and exhausted. Rai was relived that Leo's right arm didn't seem to be bleeding, but it did look crusted over in dried red blood. He worried about in infection as they exited the building. He, Leo, April, and Splinter kept a few dozen feet away from the building as they waited for the others. Rai was tense as he knew the others were too. He focused himself on keeping Leo upright and watching for Don, Mikey, Raph and Casey.
To be continued...
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Post by kat on Jun 1, 2009 3:53:00 GMT -6
I hope that the guys make it out! Great chapter...update soon!
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Post by LilNinjaWolf on Jun 1, 2009 18:07:34 GMT -6
Thanks. Yeah I hope they get out too. Though you've got me thinking with your comment on FF. hehe...
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Post by kat on Jun 1, 2009 20:27:38 GMT -6
uh-oh...I can hear the wheels turnin'...
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Post by LilNinjaWolf on Jun 2, 2009 14:43:33 GMT -6
Yep. You've done it now.
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Post by LilNinjaWolf on Jun 4, 2009 6:57:03 GMT -6
Chapter 25
Don waited until Rai, Leo, Splinter, and April were out of the room before he looked over at Mikey. He knew they would have to do this quick. Any slower and something might go seriously wrong. “Go tell Casey. I'll handle Raph.”
Mikey was watching the battle that Don refused to look at yet. His face was grim. “And the Shredder?”
Don hesitated then looked over at the battle himself. Raph was sliding right under the Shredder, running both of his sai along Shredder's lower legs. He jumped back up and turned to face Shredder who was now stumbling forward in a rage due to the sai's damage at his ankles.
A hockey masked man flew through the air and landed on Shredder, one arm around the tin man's neck, the other bringing his hockey stick down straight on Shredder. The hockey stick splintered and broke as soon as it made contact with Shredder. Casey looked at it and froze. He forced a chuckle. “Was worth a shot...”
“Was it?” Shredder growled coldly. He gripped Casey with both hands and hurled him to the ground at his feet with a hard thud. He pulled his fist back and then threw it forward, the blades on his fist having every intention of landing right in the middle of Casey's forehead.
Casey stared at in shock for a moment.
“Move bonehead!” Raph shouted.
Casey rolled left, Shredder's blades striking the floor just seconds after Casey moved. He got to his feet and stared at the Shredder, backing a few steps a way. “Man that was close...”
“Not as close as this.” Shredder lifted his leg up and swung it at Casey's stomach, pushing his weight into his kick against the hockey masked vigilante.
Casey flew backwards from the impact, hitting the wall with a painful thud. He rubbed his head and staggered to his feet. A green hand steadied him, then whispered in his ear.
Don double blinked. He hadn't realized Mikey had already left his side and gotten to Casey. He shook his head. Now was not the time to be thinking about how silent Mikey had been in getting to Casey. Right now he had to silently get to Raph. Without getting his head chopped off by the Shredder. How reassuring... Don ducked behind some objects and slowly made his way to Raph who now stood on top of a shelf near one end of the room.
“What's the matter bucket head?” Raph growled, half panting. “Can't jump up here to get your enemy? Too bad old slug!” He snorted and let out a small chuckle.
Shredder growled in frustration from his side of the room. He pushed some boxes off of him like they were mere paper and stood. He didn't like being kicked into objects. It had a tendency to push his rage up a few notches. And right now he was really outraged. He stomped forward, growling as he walked.
Don jumped up onto the shelf with Raph. He kept a nervous eye on Shredder. “Raph, we've got to get out of here,” he said lowly and urgently.
“Don't you think I know that?” Raph shot back.
“I mean right now. We've got a plan,” Don returned keeping it down so the Shredder, who was getting closer by the second, wouldn't hear.
“What kind of plan?”
“One where we get out of here right this minute.”
Raph scowled. “Running? You think we can all just run from the Shredder right now? He's nearly within striking distance!”
“Then you run Raph. I'll keep his attention.”
Raph stared at Don, eyes wide. “No way! Not in your life time!”
Don returned his glare. “You're worn out. I can keep him going, then run out behind you guys.”
Raph looked at him skeptical. “And Casey knows about this?”
Don looked out over the area of the room. Mikey was stealthily leading Casey to the exiting hall. “Him and Mikey are almost out.”
“Then just what else is this plan of yours?” Raph growled.
“Pain,” Shredder interrupted beneath them, easily within grabbing reach. “Lots and lots of pain.” He chuckled darkly.
“Just trust me Raph,” Don whispered. “Go,” he said rather forcefully. He glared at Shredder and jumped off the book shelf, right over Shredder's head and landed silently behind him. He pulled his bo staff off of his back and held it in both hands, ignoring the dull ache in his cut shoulder that the Foot had nicely bandaged up.
Shredder turned around and faced Donatello. He seemed to smirk under that mask of his. “You don't really think this can work do you?” he asked mockingly.
Don shrugged. “I'd still try it.”
Shredder chucked some more and shook his head. He stopped laughing and stepped to the right, letting a green and red blur fly past him and barrel into Donny with a hard thud.
Don groaned, getting knocked to the ground, hitting hard. He half moaned and pushed Raph off of him. “Just go!”
“Don...” Raph tried again.
“Go!” Don interrupted.
Raph growled and got to his feet. “See ya later bucket head.” He started running for the exit hall then stopped and turned back. “On second thought... I hope I don't,” he sneered with a threatening glare. He growled and turned disappearing down the hall.
Don was relieved to have Raph gone. And Mikey and Casey too. He slowly got to his feet and picked up his staff. He twirled it in his right hand waiting for his moment to follow Raph running down that hall. He glared at the room, looking for Shredder. He looked left and right, then left again, feeling uneasy. He hadn't taken his eyes off Shredder for long, but that was all that his enemy needed. Don swirled around to find nothing. A pain exploded in his side. His eyes widened as he stumbled to the left, clutching his side. He looked down, pulling his hand away bloody, then quickly pressing his hand against it again. He slowly looked up meeting Shredder's gloating gaze. He was too slow to duck Shredder's swinging arm, knocking Don down against the book shelf. His vision started to fade. He pulled a little black object out of his belt and pushed the button.
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Raph was half way down the third hall when he knew he heard an echoing thud, bouncing off the walls of the building. He hadn't seen Mikey or Casey when he entered the hall, so he had concluded that they were far ahead of him. Maybe out of the building by now. So it was only him to find out what that thud was. But the thing was... he knew. He knew what it was as he knew his favorite color was red. It was Don! He spun and ran back down the hall at a dead sprint. He slid into the room he had left just minutes before and halted in his tracks, eyes wide at the scene before him. Don was on the ground, one hand clutching his side. Raph didn't have to get any closer to know that what he saw was a deep red liquid dripping between Don's fingers.
Shredder leaned down, laughing coldly. “I told you your plan would involve pain.” He leaned closer. “Lots of pain.”
Don's free hand reached into his belt, pulling out a black object and pressing the red button.
Raph bolted forward as he watched his purple banded brother's head hit the ground. Don wasn't dead. He just wasn't! Raph tried to tell himself that, but had a hard time believing it. He jumped up and thrust his leg out, kicking Shredder in the side with as much force as he could muster, sending the Shredder crashing into the wall. The wall had a book shelf and some wall shelves. At the force of impact everything came tumbling down on the tin man. Raph watched for a second, then bent down to Don as he heard an explosion. He quickly swept Don up and ran from the room. He knew what that device that Don had was. He hadn't seen it in a long time, but he remembered it well. Mikey had nearly pushed the button and blown the whole lair up not too long ago! Raph chewed his brother out good for that one.
Another explosion went off to Raph's right, nearly knocking him off his feet. He righted himself and his grip on Don, running faster. He looked around for another explosive. This must have been what Don was talking about. Rai had set a path of explosives when he came in. So to get out all he had to do was follow that trail backwards. That is if he could pass them before they went off. Raph frantically searched for the next one and nearly slowed down when he found it. He gritted his teeth and surged forward, passing it within seconds off it going off. He pushed himself to run even faster, feeling the heat of the fire behind him. He turned right and left and right again, each time just barely missing the explosion. But now the next one was no where in sight!
Despite it not being a good idea to slow down, he did. He didn't know which hall to take. He looked left then right. Which way? His mind raced as he looked between the two again. His heart raced. Where was it?! He quickly got his answer. The next one exploded to his right, sending the wall and ceiling tumbling down on him faster than he could move. Raph gasped feeling hot pieces of material push him into the ground. He wiggled trying to get out from under it, but it wouldn't budge. And Don was stuck too! There was no way out. No way he could pull all this stuff off of him. A pair of hands started pulling the debris off of him until Raph could pull him and Donny out. He looked up relieved to see Raison.
“Come on,” Rai murmured faintly, tugging one of Don's arms over his shoulder and started running for the door.
Raph ran with him, each step very painful. The falling debris must have burned at least a little bit every where on his body. Pain screeched at him with every step. He scowled and ran out of the door with Rai and Don. They quickly joined the others just as the rest of the building came down. They all turned and ran, not stopping until they all were far enough away from the burning building. Raph was panting. Hard. But worry creeping into his mind, he checked Don's pulse. A little below normal from what he could tell.
“Donny!” April squeaked. She tore the bottoms of her pants and pressed it against the cut on Don's side.
“Is he?” Mikey asked hesitantly.
Raph shook his head. “Just out. But we have to get his side fixed up. Will that hold til we get somewhere safe?” he asked April.
April nodded tying it around Don's waist. “It will. But it'll need stitches.”
Raph nodded, then looked to Leo, out cold in Casey and Mikey's arms. He leaned mostly on Casey because of Mikey's broken arm. “How's Leo?” “Exhausted,” Mikey said.
Raph nodded, more relieved than he'd like to admit.
“Come my sons, we must go,” Splinter urged. Though his eyes could easily show that he was glad they were all out and alive.
“Where though?” Casey asked.
“The lair,” April said.
“What? Why?” Raph asked. “That should be the last place we go.”
“They won't think to look there. And I doubt Shredder would be crawling out of that any time soon if he could,” April said. “Plus all the medical supplies are still at the lair.”
Raph snorted, but grudgingly nodded. She was right. “Let's go,” he murmured, the eight of them trudging to the nearest man hole. He looked back at the building on last time. It was blazing, shooting fire and smoke into the sky. Raph turned his attention back ahead. Towards home. Or what used to be their home.
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Post by kat on Jun 5, 2009 3:45:25 GMT -6
Oh poor Donny...I can't wait for your update Great chapter
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