Opening their eyes, the Turtles found themselves chained to a wall in the darkness. "What happened Leo?" Michelangelo asked, not being able to remember the recent events that had brought them to this state.
"We got into a fight with the Dark Turtles and then everything went black," Leonardo reminded.
"Oh, did we win?" Michelangelo wondered.
"If my hands weren't chained right now I would smack you," Raphael grumbled.
"No Mikey we didn't win," Donatello stated. "I can't help but feel like someone else was with us."
Looking around the room, Donatello waited until his eyes were adjusted to the darkness so he could see who else was with them. Across the room from him and his brothers sat Lindsey Jones, Cody's older sister, tied to a chair. "Guys, Lindsey is here with us," he informed the others.
"Lindsey, are you hurt?" Leonardo asked.
"No Leo I'm fine, just a little bruised up, but I'm okay," Lindsey promised. "Donnie, how do we get out of here?"
"I have yet to figure that out," Donatello replied.
"No one even asked if I knew how to get out of here," Michelangelo stated.
"Okay Mikey do you have a way we can get out of here?" Donatello questioned.
"No, but I just like to be included in conversation," he responded.
"Again, if only I wasn't chained to the wall I would so smack you right now," Raphael repeated.
Suddenly, the door opened up and light spilled into the room, and so did their capers, the Dark Turtles. "Well, well, well, look who we have trapped in our web," Dark Donatello stated with an evil chuckle.
"Yeah, did you miss us Turtles?" Dark Michelangelo wondered as they began to circle the Turtles like a herd of sharks.
"You four caused us to rot in jail for six long years," Dark Raphael reminded.
"And now it's your turn to rot," Dark Donatello finished.
"So what, we have to stay here for six years as your prisoners?" Leonardo demanded.
"Oh not just that, you four are going to stay in this warehouse until you die; there is no release date for you guys," Dark Leonardo informed. "As of now, you Turtles are our prisoners."
"You won't be able to keep us in here forever; Cody will find where we are and then send in the Peacekeepers," Donatello defended.
"So sure of yourself aren't you?" Dark Donatello asked his twin.
"By the time the Peacekeepers find you four, all they'll have to take home are broken bones and a few organs," Dark Leonardo said. "And trust me Turtles; this imprisonment will be the worst torture possible. Let's start by cutting open a few wounds."
He and his brothers drew their weapons and were just about to slash at the Turtles before they heard "Wait."
All eight turtles turned to Lindsey who was still tied to the chair. "Please don't hurt them," she requested.
"Who brought her back?" Dark Leonardo demanded.
"I did," Dark Michelangelo said. "You told me to bring back the enemy and she was with the enemy."
"We don't even know who she is," Dark Donatello reminded.
Dark Leonardo walked up to her and asked "Who are you?"
"My name is Lindsey Jones," the girl replied.
"And for what reason shouldn't we harm the Turtles, Miss Jones?" Dark Leonardo wondered sarcastically.
"I offer my life in place of theirs," Lindsey offered.
Silence fell throughout the room and Dark Leonardo froze. He had never witnessed a self-sacrifice like this before. "What makes your life worthy of four others?" Dark Leonardo wondered.
"I'm the sister of Cody Jones, the niece of Darius Dunn, and the CEO of O'Neil Tech. My life is extremely valuable not just to my company, but also to the millions of people who buy O'Neil Tech products. If I'm out of the picture, my uncle will have the chance to take over like he's always wanted," Lindsey explained. "And if it's true that you work for him, I assume that you'd want to keep him happy."
"We kidnapped the boss's niece?" Dark Raphael asked.
"It would appear so," Dark Michelangelo replied.
"If I stay here, will you let the Turtles go, alive?" Lindsey wondered, looking towards her friends.
"Yes, but you must promise to stay here forever as our prisoner," Dark Leonardo stated.
"Lindsey, don't, you don't know what you're doing," Donatello called.
"They'll kill you the first chance they get," Raphael added.
Lindsey bit her lip before looking up at Dark Leonardo. "You have my word," she muttered.
"Done then, Raphael, Michelangelo, untie the Turtles but do not harm them," Dark Leonardo instructed as he kept his eyes fixed on Lindsey.
Dark Donatello took his brother to the side. "Leo think about this, we've been plotting to take the Turtles for years, and now that we have them, you're just going to let them go because some girl –"
"Not just some girl Don, Darius' niece. He will finally be able to control O'Neil Tech if we have his niece here with us," Dark Leonardo reminded. "He'll be happy and hopefully leave us alone."
"I don't like this idea," Dark Donatello stated.
"Well it's not your idea is it now?" Dark Leonardo said bluntly before walking over to the Turtles.
"You four are to leave and never return here. If reinforcements try to rescue her, I will kill her," Dark Leonardo instructed. "Now leave."
The Turtles exited the warehouse feeling helpless and defeated. They couldn't risk Lindsey getting hurt, but there had to be something they could do to help her. "Dudes, what do we do? We've got to help Lindsey," Michelangelo said.
"Sadly for now, all we can do now is wait, and do what the Dark Turtles ask," Leonardo stated.
"Leo how can you say that? They could kill Lindsey," Donatello reminded furiously.
"No they won't Donnie, I don't think my clone has it in him to kill her," Leonardo said.