Disclaimer: The turtles belong to Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Nickelodeon and not to me for obvious reasons.
Warning: Suggestive themes, nudity, Raph's potty mouth.
Joint project of shimbashka/astrau
The plan was absolutely simple - storm the Kraang scientific facility, destroy as many clumsy Kraang droids and pieces of the Kraang equipment as possible and get away to the safety of sewers. And like any other simple plan ever made by the ninja turtles, this one too failed spectacularly.
First it was Karai who decided to crash the party. With her customary snarls and insufferably haughty attitude, she confused Leo (eh, Karai, hello, long time no see?), enraged Raph (what are you DOING here, you!), irritated Don (why it is always her and not April?) and distracted Mikey (isn't it time for pizza already?) long enough to completely destroy even the semblance of order to the detriment of their mission. The Kraag, being able to fast regroup for a change, started to shower the hapless heroes and their reluctant ally/associate with the massive beams of laser fire. They were cut from the exit and forced to seek refuge in the large atrium like room, where they unfortunately had to face another inconvenient obstacle, more precisely …
"No way! Are you kidding me?" That came from Raph.
… an enormous mutated creature with large and droopy eyes…
"Isn't he cute? How do we call him?" that's from Mikey.
…multiple long wriggling tentacles…
"Tentacle monster? Kinky!" – Karai.
…with various sucker cups …
"Giant squid? Giant SQUID? – Leo.
…. and a big toothless salivating maw of a mouth.
"Actually, it's not a squid per se. It is evident that the creature derives from some sort of cephalopod, but the quantity of tentacles and the absence of beak let me doubt that …" – that's Donnie's explanation, interrupted by the collective 'shut up!'
The giant maybe squid/not a squid slowly stretched its mouth in imitation of a smile and looked at our hapless heroes with hungry anticipation.
"Guys," Leo felt his suddenly parched throat constrict. "Looks like I found an exit. It's a small window near the ceiling in the far corner of this room. However, if we want to reach it, we'll have to get around this …obstacle first. That's the plan."
Raph huffed and smirked and looked at his big brother with something akin of contempt. "You and your princess both can …get around. My plan is much better! Let's bash its slimy head! Who's with me?" And so the red masked turtle rushed straight ahead with only his sais, battle cry and steely determination as his weapons. The others followed suit, some gladly ('Yeah! Let's rumble! – from Mikey), some rather reluctantly ('It is quite possibly a rare specimen of the animal kingdom, still unknown to the science! – that's from Donnie).
As if only waiting for their assault, the creature stretched its various thick appendages adorned with suction cups and waived them invitingly in the air.
"This thing's mocking us!"
"Guys, I am not sure if it's a good idea. This one looks like a sentient being…"
"What's the difference? Let's kick its shell!"
"He has a shell? Where? Where?"
Karai watched the unfolding spectacle with amusement. Crouched low, with perpetual smirk on her lips, she stayed in the shadows of the atrium's large columns, silent and invisible like a ghost. She knew that in the worst case scenario, that is if the turtle boys were captured or defeated, she should be able to sneak out of here, leaving the battle zone completely unscathed.
Alas, her predictions for the worst case scenario were coming true. The boys were obviously in a bind and the big tentacle monster was handing them their shells, throwing the turtles around like ragdolls with impossible strength and speed. To her it was evident that the creature was only toying with its prey. And like every game, this one would become very tiresome very soon. As if reading her mind, the giant squid or whatever it was, abruptly decided to end the fun, by catching and trussing the turtle boys one after another. As if in respect of the turtle's informal pecking order, the first one who was caught by the creature was Mikey, grabbed by the ankles and tossed into the air ('Yeah, roller-coaster!'), where he stayed, bound by hands and feet by the giant tentacles. The next was Donnie ('Not my face! Why are they always grabbing my face!'), followed by Raph ('Put me down, you oversized water balloon!'), and the last one was Leo, who despite his most valiant efforts ('Run, Karai, run!) shared the fate of his younger brothers.
Securely bound, their movements restricted, suspended in the air by the giant appendages, the turtle boys were of no use for the Foot clan kunoichi. And so she decided that it was the best time to leave the Dodge. Silently sneaking behind the columns, she reached the far end of the room with the tiny open window at the top, her designated exit. Jumping high in the air and intending to land on the windowsill, she suddenly felt something big, strong and meaty wrapping around her legs.
"Oh no, you don't!"
Her ninjatou was instantly in her hands and she slashed violently, but the strike never connected. The weapon was wrenched from her hand, and she was immediately restrained, her arms and legs spread wide by the monster's enormous appendages.
The turtles, being in the same boat as her, looked at the girl, some with pity (Leo), some with unconcealed glee (Raph, naturally).
"What now?" Mikey voiced what was on their collective mind.
"Now it's time for shokushu goukan," Karai smirked, still smug and haughty…But not for long.
tbc