It was two hours before the technodrome was supposed to arrive. The building was across the bay from the Statue of Liberty. Donatello and Raphael were on a rooftop, looking at the building, and Donnie, Leo, and Raph were on the adjascent one
"Remember the plan, everyone," Leo muttered. "We have to-" but he didn't finish his sentence.
"What is it, Leo?" Donnie asked.
"I thought I saw something," he replied. "Must've been a trick of the light. Let's go."
He, Donnie, and Raph fired their grappling hooks at the building and jumped.
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Raphael sighed as he watched them go down. He hoped they did all right...
"Raphael, did you see that?" Donatello suddenly whispered to him.
"Huh?" he said as he turned his head to look were Donatello was pointing. There was a shadow where the next building was taller than the one that they were on. They watched it and waited. A few seconds passed, then the figure suddenly emerged from the shadow, jumping out at them.
It wore a plain black cloak that went all the way down to its feet. Its hood hid its entire face in shadows. The only visible part of it was its bright blue eyes, which were actually glowing through the shadow of the hood.
It grabbed Raphael, who struggled against it, but it was stronger. It struck him across the head and let him go. Raphael slumped to the ground, unconscious.
"Michelangelo, please," said Donatello, backing up. "We need to stop the technodrome, or the people-"
He jumped out of the way as Michelangelo lunged for him.
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Leo, Donnie, and Raph reached the ground. Leo looked up to give the signal when he saw Donatello fighting a cloaked figure.
"Guys!" he shouted at Raph and Donnie, who were already running towards the building. They turned to look, then-
"AAURGH!"
Leo dropped to the ground, softly groaning. The Kraang who had blasted him along with a few others started to drag his limp form away.
"You help them! I'll get Leo!" shouted Raph, charging the Kraang.
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By the time Donnie reached the roof, Donatello and Raphael were both laying on the concrete of the rooftop, out cold, and the cloaked figure had already gone. He quickly assessed the damage that it had done to them. He figured that they would be fine, but he didn't know how long it would take for them to wake up.
What about the plan? He thought. The technodrome?
He didn't think that they would be coming to by then. The plan was falling apart.
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Raph took out the last Kraangdroid, stabbing its metal skull. He went over to Leo, who was still unconscious, but he didn't seem to have any major injuries. Just then, he got a text from Donnie:
They're both down.
So is Leo, he replied.
We can't take out the techodrome on our own. Fall back.
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Leo opened his eyes with a groan. When he remembered what had happened, gasped and sat up. He was in the living room of the lair. The television was turned on to the news. The reporter was going through the usual depressing stuff, but nothing about the Kraang came up.
Donatello and Raphael were already up.
"What happened?" asked Leo.
"You, Donatello, and Raphael were all knocked out. We had to fall back," replied Donnie, handing Leo a glass of water.
"But- the technodrome!" Leo exclaimed.
"It seems the Kraang ran into some complications," said Donatello. "I think we'd know by now if it was here. Now drink your water. You need it. You've been out for almost a day."
"And the guy in the cloak?" he asked before taking a sip of water.
The other four looked at each other uncomfortably before Raphael spoke up.
"Erm... that was Michelangelo."
Leo choked on his water.
"Let's not get too comfortable about the Kraang's complications," growled Raph, ignoring Leo, who was being forcefully patted on the back by Donnie. "We have two more technodromes coming tonight."
"May I remind you, in two different places, and you three have been weakened. How are we going to pull this off?" asked Donnie apprehensively.
The gentle bump of a cane touching ground told them that Splinter was there. "We need to have Michelangelo fighting with us," he said suddenly.
"But Sensei," said Leo, standing up. "You see what he did to Raphael and Donatello. Something tells me its not going to be easy to get him to fight with us."
"Actually, it might be a lot easier than you think," said Donnie.
"What do you mean?" asked Raphael.
"I mean, think about it, guys. Michelangelo only went mad shortly after Leonardo died. Then he started injuring you just enough so that you couldn't go to your missions, where you could have been hurt a lot worse. Then, somehow, after you ran into him tonight, the Kraang ran into complications."
"What are you saying?" asked Raphael.
"Guys, I don't think he's really trying to stop you." Donnie paused before continuing, his eyes distant in deep thought. "I think he's trying to protect you.
