The child's screams echoed up and down the streets...

Leo could feel Raph shaking...he was no less furious...reaching down he griped the hilt of his sword...he had hopes to spare Raph from a fight after that ambush in the lair ...even though Raph tryed to hide it he knew something was wrong...but they couldn't just stand by and allow those bastards to kill the child...there was no other way...yes they were out numberd...but after struggaling to survive in this wreched city for nearly 15 years they were more than evenly mached...Leo ran out from the cover of the dumpster...Raph came close behind him...the red banded turtle followed after his brother ,trying to keep from falling over...he felt like he was staring down from a window at the ground...Leo was on them so fast they didn't realize what was happening untill it was too late...he attacked the 7on the right ...leaving the last soldier ,the one holding the boy ,to Raphael...

Leo held the others off...ducking and weaving around the foot ninja ...blood splatterd off of his swords...their shadows jumbled together on the wall behind them...he couldn't see where Raph was...

The soldier fell back hard against the cement with red banded turtle on top of him...raph couldn't see...the world was spinning...Raph plunged his sai deep into the neck of the man and felt his hot blood gush up aroundfrom under his fingers...the foot soldier stoped moving and was still...Raph tried to stand but he was off balance and fell back again...all he could do was lean back against the wall and wait for something to happen...a cold dread filled his chest...their was no doubt anymore...that bastard back at the lair had struck him with that club...it was over...their race was run...Raph stared blankly out into the alley...

"Are you alright?"Leo panted ,steping over the dead body's and conning to stand beside his brother...Raph shook his head and closed his eyes..."no Leo,in not alright...I can't see anything...I'm blind..."