Author's Note: Ok, ya'll, here is Chapter Two, hope you enjoy it as well. And if you can guess who the cave is supposed to represent I'll give you a cookie or a virtual cookie in this case, (I'm sorry, got no real cookies left). The answer will be in next chapter, so that you do not cheat. Now on with Chapter Two. Please review.
Summary: When street turtle, Raphael frees a genie from a lamp, he finds his wishes granted. However, he soon finds that the evil has other plans for the lamp – and for Princess Leonora. But can Raphael save the Princess and his love for her after she sees that he isn't quite what he appears to be? Read to find out. AU! RaphxFem!Leo
Please Note:
"Singing"
Thoughts
Chapter 2: Cave Of Wonders
In the dark of the night, out in the desert, up on a sand dune hill stood a horse, carrying a dark man, he was waiting for someone to arrive with the artefact he had asked the person to retrieve for him. An object that will help him and his companion to become rich beyond belief. His companion, a female Red Lory* parrot was perched upon his right shoulder. The man had waited long enough and was getting impatient. He was pleased if not angry at the man who just arrived on another horse. The second man jumped off the steed and bowed before the first.
"You are late," he said, slowly and intimidating. The second bowed further in apology but not fully meaning it.
"A thousand apologies, oh patient one." the second man was shorter than the first with baggy clothes indicating homeless and a thief. He was also a brain who was in the stomach of the man, robot. He was pink with green eyes and had many pointy teeth.
"You have it then?" the taller man asked staring with his red eyes into dark ones.
"I had to slit a few throats, but I got it," the shorter man said with pride as he pulled out half of a medallion that looked like a bug.
The first man holds his hand out to receive it but the shorter man pulled it away shaking a finger. "Ah-ah-ahhh. The treasure!" he held out his hand for the reward but wasn't given it, instead the companion on the taller man's shoulder squawks as she flies by and grabs the medallion. "Ouch!" the man cried out as the claws scratched him.
The bird drops the medallion into the first man's hand and resumes her position on his right shoulder. "Trust me, my pungent friend. You'll get what's coming to you," the taller man said as he pulled another medallion, the other half out of his belt.
"What's coming to you. Awk!" the bird squawked. The man then connects the two halves together and the insect looking medallion begins to glow, a bright yellow. It soon flies out of the man's hand, scaring the horses and is off towards the dunes. Luckily for the men, the horses stayed put and didn't buck them off once the shorter one climbed onto his horse.
"Quickly! Follow the trail!" he shouts and both men, on their horses ride off, the bird flying behind. "Faster!" the taller man, who was in the lead, yelled, they followed the glowing speck of light, until it reaches a large dune. The medallion separates into two parts again and then plunges into said dune. All that remains are two glowing points of light within. But then the sand begins to rise up, transforming into a giant triceratops head with the three horns and the glowing points to serve as the eyes, the mouth was open wide to see a light inside. The horses became even more scared. They neighed and bucked the two men off before running away from the giant sand triceratops head.
"At last, after all my years of searching… the Cave of Wonders!" the first man exclaimed in amazement. He was grinning madly at finally finding the cave that he has been searching for all his life.
"Awk! Cave of Wonders!" the bird repeated.
"By Allah…*" The brain man could not believe his eyes. His eyes were gleaming in happiness at all the treasure that he would find inside. He could not wait to start. The taller man grabbed the smaller by the front of his clothes bringing him closer.
"Now, remember. Bring me the lamp. The rest of the treasure is yours, but the lamp is mine," he released the smaller man, who was nodding like mad, go. He couldn't help but keep looking toward the cave while the taller man talked. The second man chuckled and rubbed his hands together in excitement. This was his big break, a way of becoming rich, probably even richer than the big man himself.
"Awk, the lamp! Awk, the lamp!" the bird repeated. Once the man was closer to the cave, the bird looked to the first man, finding now the perfect time to talk. "Jeez, where did you dig this bozo up, Master?" the man places his finger up to his mouth to shush the bird with a glare.
The two then turned back to see the second man reach the cave, looked into the mouth and saw stairs descending down further into the mouth. He gulped at seeing how far down it goes. He inched a little closer but is blown away by the roar of the cave, who decided to start speaking.
"Who disturbs my slumber?" his voice was echoing all around the group.
"It is I, Kraang, a humble thief and the destroyer of galaxies" the second man, Kraang introduced as he bowed low to the ground.
"Know this, only one may enter here, one whose worth lies far within. A diamond in the rough" the cave said. The first man and bird shared a look while Kraang looked on at the cave. He looked back at the man with a questioning gaze.
"What are you waiting for? Go on," the first man said, gesturing him to go in. Kraang hesitates but then moves one foot after the other slowly to the cave. He steps one foot in the cave, closing his eyes, waiting for something bad to happen. Seeing that nothing had happened he opened his eyes and gave a sigh of relief. But it was in vain because all of a sudden, a roar bellowed out of the cave and Kraang screamed, turned around and tried running out but was too late, the triceratops mouth slammed shut and the dune collapses back to normal, trapping Kraang, forever.
"NO!" the man yelled as he covered his face from the sand blowing in the air. The voice of the cave was just an echo now.
"Seek thee out, the diamond in the rough." All that was left was the man, bird and the two halves of the medallion, separated. The bird unburied herself from the sand and started coughing as she does so.
"I can't believe it. I just don't believe it, Master. We're never gonna get a hold of that stupid lamp. Can we just forget it, Master?" she asked as she picked up the two medallions for the taller man.
"Patience, Karai. Patience. You know that we cannot forget this, I need that lamp to fulfil my purpose," the man said as the Red Lory, Karai, placed the medallions in the man's hands who then placed them back in his belt. While Karai flew to his left shoulder. "Kraang was obviously less than worthy."
"There's a big surprise!" Karai said sarcastically "I could have told you that Master. I think I'm gonna have a heart attack and die from that surprise. What are we gonna do? We got a big problem here, a big…" she was cut off by a glare from the man.
"Yes," he said with a growl. "Only one may enter. I must find this one, this… diamond in the rough." Little did the two know that the one they are looking for is just a mere street rat... turtle, who steals to survive. And that will be one hell of a change to the turtle's life as well as everyone else.
DEMON~DEMON~DEMON
Author's Note: Well, there's Chapter Two, and if you wondered and couldn't guess the answer to the question up top, here is the answer. The cave represents… Traximus. If you guessed right than here is a virtual cookie and to those who had no clue who Traximus is, I'll tell you.
Traximus is a noble warrior of the Triceraton Republic who believed that its old virtues should be restored in the 2003 series. He spoke to the council, and at the orders of the tyrannical Zanramon, found himself in the dungeons with warriors taking part in "The Games". He was left to rot in his despair until he was bested by Leonardo, who spared his life with honour. Inspired by this act of kindness, Traximus regains hope that the current dictatorship can be overthrown, and leads the other gladiators to freedom in the midst of the chaos surrounding the Turtles' escape.
He participates in the Battle Nexus tournament, though only to court more warriors to aid him in his cause.
He is eliminated from the tournament by Raphael, but the two work together to free the imprisoned Splinter from the Daimyo's son, and Traximus is ultimately the one who saved the protagonists from falling into a rift in time and space when he anchors his axe into the ground and holds onto them all. In the third season, as the Triceratons invade Earth, Traximus had recruited a larger rebellion, following after the Battle Nexus, and he aids the Turtles in rescuing the captured Donatello.
In the end Traximus has finally overthrown Zanramon and declares the war with the federation to be over, expressing his wish for a new age of peace and honour to begin, with no further absolute rulers as Zanramon was.
Also, if you have noticed, another character on there that is part of the 1987 series, although he can be part of the 2012 series too, but this character is from the 1987 series. Kraang is the evil warlord of Dimension X, he's a brain that commanded an army of Rock Soldiers under the leadership of General Traag and Lieutenant Granitor. He was hell bent on getting his revenge of Earth with Shredder's help. And on the turtles for defeating him each and every time.
Alrighty, so we're all clear on that, now everyone have a good day/night and I'll be back to post the next chapter a week from now.
Sayonara.
Demon Kirara out
And the words with the '*'; here is the definitions:
Red Lory – The Red Lory is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. It is the second most commonly kept lory in captivity, after the rainbow lorikeet. The Red Lory is about 31cm long. They weigh 30-300 grams. It is mostly red and the plumage of the upper body is all red. There are red, blue and black markings on the back and wings, and the tail is red-brown with blue under-tail coverts. The beak is orange and the legs are grey. The irises are red except in E.b. bernsteini, which has brown irises.
There is no bare skin at the base of the lower mandible. The male and female have identical external appearance. Juveniles are duller and have brown irises and a brownish beak. Their bills are narrow and less powerful than other types of parrots and their gizzards are generally thin-walled and weak. A defining characteristic of a Lory is their brush tongues with papillae at the tips to help them feed on pollen and nectar.
Lories and Lorikeets live in Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia and the Pacific. This intelligent bird has a playful personality and a colourful appearance. They're often described as flamboyant, theatrical and pugnacious birds. Lories are very intelligent, trainable, affectionate, playful and curious and they can display some interesting behaviours. For example, some lories have wrapped themselves in a washcloth for sleeping or some sleep on their back with their feet up in the air.
When kept as a pet, they should be given toys (ropes, bells, balls, swings), chewing items and branches. They require lots of attention and care. They should be bathed frequently in a bird bath, bowl or shower, and they can be dried by the sun or by a blow dryer. A moderate amount of their feathers should be clipped to prevent them from flying. Young birds must be socialized and exposed to new people and new things (new cages, toys, vet visits, wing and nail clippings). Outdoor housing is preferred, but if housed in cages must be large and cleaned often. They may be kept alone or with others, as long as they're closely monitored for signs of aggression.
Allah – Allah is the Arabic word for God. It is used mainly by Muslims to refer to God in Islam, but it has also been used in Arab Christians since pre-Islamic times. The term Alláh is derived from a contraction of the Arabic definite article al- "the" and iláh "deity, god" to al-láh meaning "the {sole} deity, god". The name was previously used by pagan Meccans as a reference to a creator deity, possibly the supreme deity in pre-Islamic Arabia. The concepts associated with the term Allah (as a deity) differ among religious traditions.
In pre-Islamic Arabia amongst pagan Arabs, Allah was not considered the sole divinity, having associates and companions, sons and daughters – a concept that was deleted under the process of Islamization. In Islam, the name Allah is the supreme and all-comprehensive divine name, and all other divine names are believed to refer back to Allah. Allah is unique, the only Deity, creator of the universe and omnipotent.