Post by kat on Oct 8, 2008 4:32:44 GMT -6
Chapter 10: Red evening sky
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Evening red and morning gray, sends the traveler on his way.
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It took a few hours but the turtles were now prepared to rescue their brother.
Standing on a rooftop across from foot headquarters, Donny looked to the shadows for his red clad brother's signal. He adjusted his headset and turned his eyes toward another area of the roof where Michaelangelo was hidden.
A flash of green...Raph's signal. It was time He hoped they could hold out long enough.
After all they were merely the distraction.
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Deep below foot headquarters the door to the sub-basement opened slowly, quietly. A small figure slid through the narrow opening and as quick as lightning, jumped toward the small amount of shadow the corridor had.
Splinter signaled to the door and April followed the same path he had took. She was wearing gray and black and her red hair was tied back in a tight bun. She wore an ear piece like Don's and carried a similar bag across her shoulder. Casey emerged out of the door and with the same speed (less stealth) met up with them. He wore all black and his hockey mask was gray.
"This is it" April whispered. "Nobody's contact said that this access door will lead us to the hallway that Leo's cell is in." She scanned the small print out of the sub-basement.
"Five doors that way." she pointed to her right.
They heard a door slam and huddled further into the shadows. April peeked around the corner. A soldier had come out of Leo's cell.
"Yeah, I gave the freak his medicine for the night." He laughed through his communicator.
"I'm taking a break, he ain't goin' nowhere." He shoved the communicator into his belt and continued to walk toward the elevator.
Two strong hands shot out of the shadows and grabbed the unsuspecting soldier. He seen stars when he was slammed against the wall.
"What the..." he gasped.
Casey held him against the wall, his forearm against his throat.
"How did you get in...." His sentence was cut off as Casey pressed harder against his airway.
"Shut up." Casey snarled.
The soldier struggled against Casey's grip and a pouch fell out of his uniform. When the pouch hit the floor several syringes rolled out.
April picked one up and narrowed her eyes at the soldier.
"Let's give him a taste of his own medicine." she uncapped the needle.
"No!" the soldier struggled more.
April jabbed the syringe into his arm and emptied the contents. Casey held him against the wall until his body went limp, then he let him drop to the floor.
"Nighty night jerk." Casey hissed as he searched the soldier's pockets for the access card. "Got it." He handed the card to April.
Splinter darted across the hallway. He watched the cameras as they rotated into place. The contact had said that the cameras had a set pattern. He motioned to April and Casey and they quickly ran to the nearest camera. April jumped onto Casey's shoulders and pulled the back of the camera off. She attached a device to the wires.
"OK" she said as she hopped down. "That will make the cameras loop. It will show an empty hall for exactly ten minutes."
The made their way to Leo's cell. April slid the card through and pushed the door open. The cold air instantly took her breath.
Splinter rushed inside. "Leonardo." he breathed out.
Leo didn't respond.
April followed him in and Casey stood watch at the door. April hurried to his side and carefully lifted Leonardo's head. She sucked in her breath.
"He's burning up." She told Splinter. She turned his head to face her.
"Leo? Can you hear me?"
His glazed eyes stared passed her. She bit her lip and opened up her bag. She pulled out a small flashlight and scanned his body with it.
"He's banged up pretty bad." She told Splinter "But I don't see anything that would cause a fever this high."
She gasped when the light hit his side. The two gashes that they had sloppily stitched up were bright red and swelled over the stitches. April reached up and untied his mask, she tossed the blood stained blue fabric to the side. She shone the light into his eyes. It confirmed what she already knew...he was drugged.
"OK Leo, let's get you out of here." She whispered and gathered the tools needed to pick the locks on his cuffs. Splinter held the light while she worked on the shackles. They fell to the ground with a loud clank.
"OK Casey"
Casey checked the hall once more then rushed over to April and Splinter.
"C'mon buddy" He grunted as he pulled Leo's arm around his shoulder.
"We got to go, time is runnin' out."
April nodded and followed Splinter and Casey out the door. As they made their way out they passed the soldier slumped over in the corner.
"He won't be goin' nowhere for a while." Casey smirked.
They quickly slid out the door into the tunnels under foot headquarters. Casey struggled to get Leo up the ladder to the street. April helped get him into the back of the battle shell and Casey climbed into the driver's seat. As he tore out of the alley, April switched the headset on.
"Mission accomplished Donny, we'll meet you out front."
She left the link open and waited for his response. She could only hope that the turtles' job went as smoothly as theirs.
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A/N Next chapter will go back ten minutes and follow what Raph, Don and Mikey are up to while they got Leo out.
*********************
Evening red and morning gray, sends the traveler on his way.
*********************
It took a few hours but the turtles were now prepared to rescue their brother.
Standing on a rooftop across from foot headquarters, Donny looked to the shadows for his red clad brother's signal. He adjusted his headset and turned his eyes toward another area of the roof where Michaelangelo was hidden.
A flash of green...Raph's signal. It was time He hoped they could hold out long enough.
After all they were merely the distraction.
***********************************
Deep below foot headquarters the door to the sub-basement opened slowly, quietly. A small figure slid through the narrow opening and as quick as lightning, jumped toward the small amount of shadow the corridor had.
Splinter signaled to the door and April followed the same path he had took. She was wearing gray and black and her red hair was tied back in a tight bun. She wore an ear piece like Don's and carried a similar bag across her shoulder. Casey emerged out of the door and with the same speed (less stealth) met up with them. He wore all black and his hockey mask was gray.
"This is it" April whispered. "Nobody's contact said that this access door will lead us to the hallway that Leo's cell is in." She scanned the small print out of the sub-basement.
"Five doors that way." she pointed to her right.
They heard a door slam and huddled further into the shadows. April peeked around the corner. A soldier had come out of Leo's cell.
"Yeah, I gave the freak his medicine for the night." He laughed through his communicator.
"I'm taking a break, he ain't goin' nowhere." He shoved the communicator into his belt and continued to walk toward the elevator.
Two strong hands shot out of the shadows and grabbed the unsuspecting soldier. He seen stars when he was slammed against the wall.
"What the..." he gasped.
Casey held him against the wall, his forearm against his throat.
"How did you get in...." His sentence was cut off as Casey pressed harder against his airway.
"Shut up." Casey snarled.
The soldier struggled against Casey's grip and a pouch fell out of his uniform. When the pouch hit the floor several syringes rolled out.
April picked one up and narrowed her eyes at the soldier.
"Let's give him a taste of his own medicine." she uncapped the needle.
"No!" the soldier struggled more.
April jabbed the syringe into his arm and emptied the contents. Casey held him against the wall until his body went limp, then he let him drop to the floor.
"Nighty night jerk." Casey hissed as he searched the soldier's pockets for the access card. "Got it." He handed the card to April.
Splinter darted across the hallway. He watched the cameras as they rotated into place. The contact had said that the cameras had a set pattern. He motioned to April and Casey and they quickly ran to the nearest camera. April jumped onto Casey's shoulders and pulled the back of the camera off. She attached a device to the wires.
"OK" she said as she hopped down. "That will make the cameras loop. It will show an empty hall for exactly ten minutes."
The made their way to Leo's cell. April slid the card through and pushed the door open. The cold air instantly took her breath.
Splinter rushed inside. "Leonardo." he breathed out.
Leo didn't respond.
April followed him in and Casey stood watch at the door. April hurried to his side and carefully lifted Leonardo's head. She sucked in her breath.
"He's burning up." She told Splinter. She turned his head to face her.
"Leo? Can you hear me?"
His glazed eyes stared passed her. She bit her lip and opened up her bag. She pulled out a small flashlight and scanned his body with it.
"He's banged up pretty bad." She told Splinter "But I don't see anything that would cause a fever this high."
She gasped when the light hit his side. The two gashes that they had sloppily stitched up were bright red and swelled over the stitches. April reached up and untied his mask, she tossed the blood stained blue fabric to the side. She shone the light into his eyes. It confirmed what she already knew...he was drugged.
"OK Leo, let's get you out of here." She whispered and gathered the tools needed to pick the locks on his cuffs. Splinter held the light while she worked on the shackles. They fell to the ground with a loud clank.
"OK Casey"
Casey checked the hall once more then rushed over to April and Splinter.
"C'mon buddy" He grunted as he pulled Leo's arm around his shoulder.
"We got to go, time is runnin' out."
April nodded and followed Splinter and Casey out the door. As they made their way out they passed the soldier slumped over in the corner.
"He won't be goin' nowhere for a while." Casey smirked.
They quickly slid out the door into the tunnels under foot headquarters. Casey struggled to get Leo up the ladder to the street. April helped get him into the back of the battle shell and Casey climbed into the driver's seat. As he tore out of the alley, April switched the headset on.
"Mission accomplished Donny, we'll meet you out front."
She left the link open and waited for his response. She could only hope that the turtles' job went as smoothly as theirs.
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A/N Next chapter will go back ten minutes and follow what Raph, Don and Mikey are up to while they got Leo out.