Chapter 13: Cry Wolf
"Donatello" Splinter said, his ears pinned back and a unfamiliar scowl on his face. "Does this vehicle not have weapons?"
"Yes Sensei." Don replied.
"Now you're talkin'" Casey yelled.
The battle shell surged forward again as one of the vans slammed into the back.
"Switch me places." Raph told April.
April unbuckled and started toward the back. When Raph made his way to the passenger's seat he looked down at Leo. He gasped when he saw Leo's eyes wide...looking at him. When Raph met his stare, Leo shut his eyes tight again.
Raph was thrown forward when the van hit again. The helicopter buzzed lower, telling their exact position. Raph would have to mention that to Donny later, right now he had other things to do.
He sat beside his friend and clicked the weapons console open.
"The helicopter first." He told Casey. "Keep it steady."
"Tryin'" Casey grit his teeth and tried to out run the assaulting vehicle.
Raph set the sights and fired the first missile. The helicopter swerved to the right and it barely missed.
"Crud!" Raph set the sights again.
"Wait until it's right over us!" Mikey yelled from the back.
"Who's doin' this?" Raph snapped.
He licked his lips and took a deep breath.
"C'mon, c'mon..."he mumbled.
And fired.
The missile hit the helicopter and it exploded directly over the battle shell. Everyone was thrown around as Casey swerved and weaved to avoid falling, fiery parts.
"Wait to go, you about wiped us out!" Mikey yelled.
"I hit it didn't I!" Raph shot back.
Casey looked in the rear view mirror. "Looks like you hit two birds with one stone, buddy. The copter took out a van!"
Raph smirked at Mikey.
"What about the other two?" April asked.
"Oh, I got somethin' for them." Raph flipped another switch.
Slick, black oil sprayed from the back of the battle shell and coated the road. One van hit and started to spin and it took out the other van. Both vans flipped and skidded off the road. One landed on it's side the other on it's roof.
"Nice!" Mikey smiled.
"Take this exit." Don told Casey. "We'll double back around. It will take longer to get home, but we can't take any chances of being followed."
"Gotcha." Casey cut the wheel.
"At least no one is on the roads, 'cause of the storm." Mikey pointed out.
Don nodded and went back to checking Leo's injuries. Raph switched places with April again. Don pulled back the blanket and started to examine the slashes on his side. He stole a glance at Raph, who was eying Leo's chest nervously.
As if reading his mind, Don reached over and pressed where a cloaking device would be.
Nothing.
Don and Raph both let out a breath they didn't know they were holding. And Don went back to looking over his blue clad brother.
Raph felt his heart drop when he seen Leo's lips twitch into what looked like a smirk.
No one else noticed. Raph was beginning to think that he had lost his mind.
'No" he thought. 'I definitely saw him smile.' He thought back to Leo's wide eyed stare he had witnessed earlier.
'No, no, no...' his mind was spinning. 'Please let me be wrong.'
He studied Leo's face.
Another twitch.
Raph lost it. He grabbed his bruised and battered brother by the shoulders and jerked him up.
"Raph! What is the matter with you?" Don yelled.
"My son, stop this!" Splinter tried to pry his hands off Leo's shoulders, but was thrown back as Raph started to violently shake him.
"Where is my brother!?" he snarled.
Mikey grabbed Raphael from behind and jerked him back and Don caught Leo before his head smacked against the floor.
"Have you gone off your rocker?!" Mikey yelled as he tried to hold his hot headed brother back.
"That's not Leo!" Raph screamed, pointing to what he thought was another impostor.
"Yes it is!"
"Raph stop!"
Casey tried to keep the vehicle on the road as the chaos continued in the back.
Everyone stopped arguing when Leo's manic laughter filled the air.
"What the..." Don backed away.
Leo's eyes popped open as he continued to cackle.
"Did I miss something?" Mikey murmured as he released his grip on Raph.
Leo touched his belt and a foot ninja appeared in his place.
"No..." Don paled.
Raph unsheathed his sai, one still stained red from the last person to impersonate his brother.
"You've messed up now pal!" Raph glowered.
Raph pulled off the ninja's mask. A young man with messy brown hair and dark gray eyes glared back at them.
"I-I don't understand." Don shook his head. "How did they know?"
His eyes widen.
"You are Nobody's contact!" he realized.
"You must be Donatello." The man smirked. "He said that you were the smart one. But I do have a name!"
"Yeah?" Raph took a step forward. "Tell us so we can carve it on your head stone!"
"Why?" Mikey was on the verge of tears.
They were so close to having their older brother back.
"Why? Please! Being the good guy had no benefits, ya know. The foot offered way more than Nobody ever could." He rubbed his thumb and finger together, indicating "money".
Raph's eyes darkened and he tightened his grip on his sai.
"I guess you'll neva collect your last pay check!"
"Wait Raph!" Don held out his hand to stop him. "I have an idea."
"I'm not going to help you with anything!" the young ninja crossed his arms over his chest.
A shadow fell across Donny's face as his mouth stretched into an evil grin.
"Oh we aren't giving you a choice." he waved a syringe in front of him.
"Casey, we're going back to Foot Headquarters."
"Right!" Casey didn't hesitate to steer the battle shell into the right direction.
Don turned to Mikey. "Help me get his uniform."
The former good guy paled and the confident smirk was wiped off his face.
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Thank you BlueNinja for the sudden plot twist...I would of never thought of it
I just had to work everything in.