Warrior's Lament

Ch. 2

"Plan in Motion"

Raphael lunges at Karai with his Sai as Tiffani watches. She watches as his Sai and her katana clash and stares in horror. Karai knocks Raphael on his shell with the katana at his neck. Then one of her foot soldiers throws a canister of knock out gas. She watches as Raphael's eyes close and backs up afraid. Then she watches as they disappear into smoke. She walks back and forth still in shock after what she just witnessed! Her friend taps her.

"Tiff what's wrong, what took you so long to come in the school? Are you okay?"

Tiffani looks up.

"A friend of mine just tried to save my life, and all I could do was stand there and let him get hurt. I am such a horrible person. I should've skipped class and went back to my house and told his brother. I hate my life right now!"

Angel looks at her.

"I understand that Tiff, but this test is half our grade you can't skip class. Tell his brother later when you get a break. Come on be quiet the teacher is handing us the test."

Tiffani sighed and looked down at her test, trying to concentrate but just couldn't. The scene played in her head of Raphael jumping in front of her to save her from Karai. Then how easily he was defeated and how they took him away to who knows where. She shook her head and tried to get it out of her mind as she took her test.

~At Karai's mansion~

Raphael woke up and saw that he was tied up with chains and glared at her.

"Why you bitch!, You decided to go after Stefani's sister and use me as bait to get my brother Leo here! You are so low it's pathetic I swear! When he finds out what you did you will not be alive, you think my brother is weak and will walk into this trap of yours!"

She laughed evilly.

"Wow Raphael so sentimental for a freak! He will come and surrender to me, because when him and your brothers come to get you my plan will be in play! Then Leonardo will have no choice but to take my commands to save your pathetic lives! First I will need this to call your brother!"

She took his shell cell and hit the button that dialed Leonardo.

~At Stefani's house~

Leo heard his shell cell and answered.

'Raph, why the hell are you calling me when you are a room away?"

Karai laughed evilly and Leonardo's eyes slanted in anger as he responded. Stefani woke up and moved over concerned listening to the conversation.

'Karai, how did you get Raphael's shell cell! What did you do with my brother you evil witch!'

She responded laughing.

'Oh Raphael tried to save Tiffani from me, and walked right into my trap! At first I was going to use your precious girlfriend as bait, but decided that your brother would be a better way to get you! Now if you want to save his life, you and your brothers come alone! Then we'll talk! You don't have much time Leonardo!'

He got up and went into the game room looking at Michelangelo.

"Let's go Mikey, Karai took Raph as a hostage to lure us! It's time to finish this once and for all. Donatello let's go now! Now she's going to wish she heeded my warning!"

Stefani grabbed onto him pleading.

"Leo please don't go, if you three go then my dream will come true! Then I'll never see you again! She is setting a trap, Leo please don't or at least let me go with you?"

Leonardo looked at her as tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Stef I have to go, he's my brother. I am supposed to protect him and my other brothers. Stop worrying I'll be back I promise."

She held him tight with tears rolling down her eyes and kissed him goodbye. Then she watched as Leo and his brothers disappeared into the shadows and fell to the ground crying into her hands. Elizabeth and Janelle ran to her and hugged her tightly. Elizabeth spoke.

"Stef, don't you have faith in Leo? Mike told me a lot of stories about him and told me that Leo would never lose to Karai. So stop worrying he will see you after they save Raphael stop worrying!"

Stefani still cried as she responded.

"She is going to do something to his brothers, that will make him surrender to her just to save them. That is how Leo is especially when it comes to his family. Watch after they rescue Raph, they will come back without Leo. I had this dream over and over."

Leo and his brothers made their way inside and fought off a lot of foot soldiers. Michelangelo looked at Leo.

"Hey bro isn't it odd that we aren't having much of a problem getting inside? Maybe you should take Stefani's dream seriously. Come on Leo we all know she has a gift, she saved our shells many times and warned us about the last time you were ambushed during your training run and almost died. You were thrown through April's apartment window near death."

Leonardo looked at his younger brother.

"Really Mikey, if they were going to set up a trap they wouldn't have made it so easy for us to get in."

Donatello sighed.

"That is the point Leo, it is too easy to get inside. She is going to do something to us. I have a bad feeling and I really don't like it at all. Maybe we should split up?"

Michelangelo just stopped and looked at their big brained brother.

"Oh yea Don, that would be real wise split up and get caught off guard. No I don't think that is wise we need to stick together and see where the shell they are holding Raph. "

Suddenly the walls started to close in on them separating the brothers. Leo walked ahead and shook his head.

'What is she up to?' the 3 brothers tried to jump the walls Leonardo was on the other side trying to call to his brothers when all a sudden he smelled a gas and he fainted on contact as Karai 's foot soldiers carried him to the chamber.

The other half of her foot soldiers surrounded the brothers Michelangelo glared as he took his nunchucks out then Donatello took out his bo staff as they attacked.

~ In A Chamber ~

Raphael saw his brother Leonardo knocked out it was quiet; no one was there Raphael was able to reach one of his sais he grabbed it and broke the bar as he landed on his feet he ran to his brother

Whispering

'Leo wake up wake up. '

Leonardo was out cold Raphael was looking around looking for a way to escape…. Leonardo woke up and said.

"R-aph what happened?"

Raphael helped him up.

"You obviously were captured by that bitch I want to kill her!"

Karai was laughing evilly when she jumped down and landed on her feet.

"You are a pathetic Ninja!"

She laughed evilly again.

"So easy to capture you and your pathetic brother!"
Raphael glared.

"I'LL SHOW YOU PATHETIC! "He ran at her rushing as Karai flipped him holding her katana to his neck this time closer.

"Surrender now or watch your brother die by my hands "!

Leonardo slanted his eyes in anger as he got up he threw a shuriken against her shirt as she pinned against the wall!

"HOW DARE YOU! CROSS THAT PATH AGAIN YOU'RE NO BETTER THEN YOUR BASTARD FATHER! LET MY BROTHER GO YOU PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A NINJA! YOUR FIGHT IS WITH ME, IM THE ONE THAT KILLED YOUR BASTARD FATHER! YOU LEAVE MY BROTHER OUT OF IT! "

He realized that she was injured by his shuriken.

"I can kill you right now, but I won't! Just know when the time for you to die will be soon! For now, you stay there and heal! Come on Raph let's go give Mike and Don a hand. "

He helped Raphael up and the two older brothers went to where Donatello and Michelangelo were surrounded. Leonardo and Raphael jumped in though they were both injured. After the foot was defeated Donatello helped Leonardo who was in pain in his shoulder where he was stabbed. Then Michelangelo helped Raphael and they made their way back to Stefanie's house. She ran out and hugged Leo tightly.

"Thank goodness, you're okay. Oh Leo let me help you bandage that arm up and you need to rest."

Leonardo smiled.

"Okay babe, let go so I can breathe. You were right; it was a trap for me. Don't think she won't try again. I know she will, so for now on you and your sisters need to be careful. Always have your shell cell on and Don will give your sisters one when he has a chance to make them. She stabbed me in my shoulder again. I guess we are staying the night here babe. Who wants to call Master Splinter? "

Raphael looks at him.

"You're the eldest you call Splinter. "

Michelangelo looked at his older brothers.

"Seriously dude, I'll call Splinter you two go rest. Leonardo and Raphael walked into the rooms Leonardo sat on Stefani's s bed Stefani sat beside him; she started to bandage his shoulder as Leonardo winced a bit.

Stefani finished bandaging him then waked into the bathroom. Leonardo laid down as he was asleep right away.

Stefani came back into her room she laid beside him and fell asleep.

~Downstairs ~
Tiffani comes in and sees Donatello and Michelangelo is here; she was worried until she walked upstairs without her sisters Janelle and Elizabeth knowing she opened her bed room door and saw Raphael fast asleep on her bed. She sighed in relief she put her bag down quietly then covered him up she pecked him on his cheek and smiled as she let him sleep. She sat at her computer desk and started to do her homework. Raphael was asleep he smiled.

~Downstairs ~

Michelangelo was on the phone with master splinter as he was getting yelled at. He falls down and hangs up his shell cell.

Elizabeth helped him up.

"Well your father is over protective I see she laughed a bit you ok?"

Michelangelo got up and crossed his arms.

"I'm cool dudette."

Then he falls and hits the table.

AHH shell! "Elizabeth continued laughing.

"Dude stop trying to act cool." She rolled her eyes as she flipped her hair and walked away into her room; Michelangelo followed her. Elizabeth opened her door she was in her sweats and tank top and laid in her bed yawning.

Michelangelo looked.

"I'll be downstairs crashing on the couch dudette. Goodnight Elizabeth."

She looked at him.

"Michelangelo you can sleep in my bed. That couch is not comfortable at all."

He looked at her.

"That is just weird. We are just friends. "

She looked at him as she covered herself.

"Suit yourself Mikey, goodnight see you in the morning."

He exited her room and closed the door quietly. Then he laid on the couch and fell asleep instantly.

Janelle tapped Donatello.

"Don why don't you take a break? You are exhausted and look like you need to go to sleep."

Donatello looked at her.

"You are right, Janelle. I think I will head to sleep. Where am I sleeping?"

She tapped Michelangelo who was fast asleep. He opened his eyes.

"Is it morning already?"

Janelle looked shaking her head.

"No, but the couch folds out into a bed. You both can sleep on the bed down here."

Michelangelo gets up.

"Oh okay, weird but okay."

Donatello looked at his younger brother.

"What is so weird about that Mikey?"

Michelangelo helped Donatello pull out the couch bed and Janelle handed them a blanket and some pillows. Michelangelo looked at him.

"Seriously dude, we are teenagers now. Not turtle tots anymore you know Don. Oh Whatever I really don't care I am so tired and just want to go to sleep. Goodnight Don and Janelle see you in the morning."

Michelangelo got on the bed and drifted off to sleep with his shell toward the side Donatello was going to sleep on. Donatello soon fell asleep also and Janelle headed to her room shaking her head. She peeked in on Tiffani.

"Don't stay up too long Tiff, see you in the morning."

She yawned.

"Okay Janelle, I'm turning in now. See you all in the morning. "

Tiffani finished her homework and packed up her book bag. Then she entered her bathroom and got ready for bed. She brushed her teeth and laid in the bed next to Raphael relieved that he was okay. She drifted off to sleep with her back toward Raphael who was asleep with a bandaged wrist.