Unusual Changes
Ch. 2
"Allies in the Shadows"
~In the lair~~
Donatello was using his computer doing research on the one known as the Golden Dragon. He banged his head on his computer and shook his head.
"Leo there is nothing on this guy! How the hell are we going to find out what his connection to tin head is; or not! This is pointless!"
Leonardo stood by Donatello.
"You are spelling it wrong; try this write Golden Dragon's connection to Oroku Saki or Karai Saki!"
Donatello typed in what he was told to and a lot came up.
"Whoa Leo look at this; he was one of Oroku Saki's best pupils and trained Karai along with her father! While they were here in New York he was in Japan as the head of the foot. That is how the power was handed over to him. He must've fought Karai to take the foot clan back or did she just hand it over to him."
Leonardo thought for a second back to the night he fought Karai when he returned home from Japan.
"I got your message Karai! When you first arrived here we fought side by side. I thought you understood honor and was the opposite of your father! Now I know I was wrong you understand nothing! "
Their blades clashed; and he disarmed her cutting her foot com in half with his katana and made her go on her knees with his katana to her neck with his eyes slanted in anger.
"I am giving you a second chance don't waste it! And Karai stay away from my family!"
With one swipe of his katana he cut off the head of the statue of Oroku Saki and made the sword stick in the ground as a scared Karai nodded to him. Then he vanished into the shadows back to the brand new lair with the food and supplies for his family.
~end of flashback~
He looked at Donatello.
"She handed the power over to whoever the Golden Dragon is. We have to find out what his real name is and what his plans are."
Raphael looked with his arms crossed looking at Leonardo.
"You should've killed the bitch! I can't believe you allowed her to live Leo you really were a soft ninja especially when it came to her. You are so lucky that Master Splinter may he rest in peace; never found out that you let her live! I will never forgive you for dat Fearless! I'm heading to bed goodnight."
The three brothers heard as Raphael's bedroom door slammed scaring poor Klunk who jumped up onto Michelangelo's shoulder purring hiding in the crook of his neck. Michelangelo smiled as he pet the little orange kitten who was startled by the slamming door. Then he yawned.
"Well I am turning in bros; see you in the morning come on Klunk bedtime it's getting late."
Leonardo sighed as he sat on the couch putting his head back and closed his eyes. Donatello looked at him.
"Leo why don't you get some rest? If I come up with anything I'll let you know in the morning. You really look tired never knew that meditation made someone sleepy."
Leonardo looked at him.
"Alright Don don't stay up too late. I am really tired; see you in the morning."
Donatello looked as he waited for his elder brother's bedroom door to close and shook his head. Then he went back to his research on the Golden Dragon. Donatello made sure the door was shut and called Hayami.
~At the girls' apartment~
Hayami heard her cell ring and answered.
'Hey Don what's up; have I ever heard about the Golden Dragon? All I know is he is now the head of the foot clan. Why are you asking; is there some connection to them or something.'
Leiko sighed and giggled.
"Is that your secret admirer Donatello? Why is he asking about the Golden Dragon? His name is Kahn and the one before him handed it over to him because she was a weak ninja! I'm surprised her father let her live after she showed too much weakness!"
Hayami threw a pillow at Leiko.
"Go lift your damn weights and stay out of my friggin' conversation you damn hothead!"
Leiko slammed her bedroom door and Hayami went back to her phone conversation.
'His name is Kahn and their former leader Ms. Saki handed over the power to him because she wanted nothing to do with her father. Why are you asking Don; it's getting late I am heading to bed I have work early in the morning. Hope to see you at lunch time Hayami out. Goodnight Donatello.'
Donatello was about to respond but heard the phone go dead. Then he looked up the information that Hayami gave him and printed it out to give to Leonardo in the morning. He shut down his computer and headed up to his room and went to sleep.
~Later that night at the girls' house~
Leiko entered Aratani's room and shook her gently.
"Tani I need to tell you something. Please get up."
Aratani opened her eyes and sat up putting the light on.
"You are very lucky I am off tomorrow what is it Eiko? Are you about to tell me how the hell you got a huge gash in your arm after you came home from the gym a few nights ago? You know you can't hide it much longer. It's starting to get real hot out there and you will get yourself sick!"
Leiko looked at her.
"Are you quite finished lecturing me? Are you gonna listen now?"
She looked and nodded.
"Yea I am finished; now what happened?"
Leiko began.
"I was coming home from the gym three nights ago when I heard a commotion in an alley! Being a ninja I am always on alert you know. There was a group of people picking on a younger girl than us. I jumped in and fought off a few ninja and then that's when I came face to face with the new leader of the foot and he used his staff and cut my friggin arm! He called himself the Golden Dragon and one of the ninja called him Master Kahn! Actually it was a huge mutant Rhino that called him that"
Aratani looked.
"First of all we are all ninja not just you! Second of all how many times have I told you to stop looking for a fight! You're going to end up getting really hurt if you don't stop I mean it Leiko! Another thing stop picking on Hayami when she is on the phone with her friend! We are past that immature stage. A mutant Rhino; are you serious? Well then I think we all better be very careful when we are walking around at night especially me when I go on my nightly jog. Now let me bandage that wound and you get some damn sleep Leiko."
She bandaged Leiko's arm and she entered her room and shut the door quietly because everyone in the house was asleep except her and Aratani. Hanako was on her floor in her room meditating with her candles when she heard Leiko's bedroom door close.
~The next morning~
Leonardo went on his training run around 530a and was also patrolling the streets as he was on his run. Once again he saw a group of foot ninja up to no good and jumped down throwing a few shuriken making them fall to the ground. Bebop lunged for him and Leonardo grabbed his arm where he was holding his laser and used his katana to cut it into pieces. He heard a young woman scream and followed the screams. He saw a group of foot members and Rocksteady closing in on her. He threw shuriken and jumped down from a building as his eyes glowed in the dark.
"Up to your old tricks again Rocksteady! Back away from the girl or you will wish you didn't return from Dimension X!"
Rocksteady looked and shot his laser. Leonardo ducked the lasers and grabbed onto a pole and flipped knocking them back as dominos.
Rocksteady got back up and aimed his laser at Leonardo.
"You don't scare me SHELL BACK! I will vaporize you with my laser gun! Mind your own business you damn freak! What's the matter all alone without your brothers and afraid to fight me!"
Leonardo gritted his teeth.
"You really don't seem to understand I am not the friendly teenager you fought years ago Rhino breath! I am a lot older now and more deadly than you think! Now back away from the girl before I show you how deadly I am!"
Rocksteady looked and saw blood dripping off Leonardo's katana and swallowed hard.
"I am oughtta here!"
A girl with Olive hair and topaz eyes in a light blue tank top and black gym shorts got up slowly and looked just seeing a blue bandanna blowing in the wind.
"Thank you for coming to my rescue; I was able to handle a few of them but that Rhino held a laser at me and knocked my sword from my hand."
Leonardo stayed in the shadows and wiped the blood from his katana.
"What were you doing jogging in Central Park alone at 530a? Don't you know how dangerous the city is before daylight? Why did that Rhino attack you anyway? You didn't do a very good job in fighting them your arm is bleeding! Also you were disarmed very easily! Now go on home and get that wrapped up!"
She looked up but still saw no one just heard a man's deep voice and a blue bandanna blowing in the wind. She also saw white slits in the darkness and got a little scared.
"Come out of the shadows please; so I can know the name of my savior."
He said nothing and disappeared into the shadows. She walked carefully to where she heard the voice but saw no one. She walked back to their house carefully and bandaged her arm before everyone else woke up. Then she went to sleep with her arm up still hearing his voice so deep in her head.