[NOTE: THIS IS SET IN THE 2003 UNIVERSE AND IS AN OC INSERT! I DO NOT OWN TMNT IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM…though I wish I did. Lucian is mine though…AND DO NOT GAIN ANY PROFIT FROM THIS WORK OF FICTION]
Can I first say thank you so much to JustineElla2 for been the first person to review my story! I'm so, so glad you liked it! Also, thanks to DonnieHeart who is now following this story. Hope that means you're enjoying it too ^_^ And to prove just how pleased I am, I have typed up another two chapters as a thank you. Give the readers what they want right? Anyway, considering I can't leave my room anyway this was a good way to pass the time haha.
Oh geez, memo to self, lay off the rocky road ice-cream for a bit…sugar rush headache! I'm going to go exercise this off so you read while I do that. I'll catch you at the bottom!
The Fifth Turtle
Chapter 3: They're Back!
A week later…
Lucian paused in the middle of his evening Kata practice as someone knocked on the door. He sighed before calling out
"Come in." The door opened and Saki walked in. Lucas immediately knelt down, head bowed as usual.
"Good morning, Master Saki." Saki looked around, expression unchanging as his eyes took in the turtles room. Simply furbished, hammock on one side, computer in the corner, beanbag and tv set a bookshelf filled with DVD's, CD's and books on multiple topics, large space in the middle and floor to ceiling windows overlooking the city and facing the East to catch the rising sun's rays in the morning. He turned his gaze back to the turtle before him and said
"Rise, Lucian. I have decided to lift your…house arrest. I trust you have learnt your lesson?" Lucian stood and nodded, keeping his expression solemn.
"Hai, Master, I have. May I please go out for a bit, Master?" Saki nodded, turning to go before stopping as Lucian asked politely
"Is there any news on the other turtles, Master?" Saki glanced over his shoulder, a smirk rising on his face before he cast his eyes forward again saying smugly
"They are no more." With that he left, Lucian making sure he kept his head down to hide grin threatening to split his face.
It seems his master had brought Stockman's ruse through and through, truly believing the turtles to be dead. Walking over to the window, Lucas smiled, watching as the streets started to fill with people heading to work. One week of not been allowed to leave his room had left him going stir crazy…it was time to get back into shape. Grinning, Lucian raced out of the room, dodging the Foot in the hallways as he raced up to the top of the Foot Building, climbing the spire and taking a massive breath in of the early morning air.
Damn he missed this. Letting out a loud 'yahoo!' Lucas flung himself off the building, leaping towards the next building and setting off at a brisk pace across new York's rooftops and simply enjoying the fact he was outside again.
Finally, after an hour of simply running through the city and kicking some stupid Purple Dragons butts…what? They had challenged him AND called him a kung fu frog for crying out loud! Couldn't they see the shell?! Morons…Lucian headed back to the Foot Headquarters, climbing up the side of the building and slipping back in through his bedroom window. Just as he entered, he heard a loud screeching noise coming from the streets. nothing new in New York City but there was something familiar about it. His eyes flew wide as he turned, sticking his head out to peer down at the street just as a truck flew into the Loading dock of the Foot Building. A grin exploded across his face as he recognised the decked out green truck. He turned, grabbing his Chakrams and hooking them onto his belt before racing out of the room, the alarm sounding overheard.
All shell was about to break loose! The turtles were back!
Explosions rocked the building from below and the Turtles were clearly using a worm virus to knock out their internal communication systems as his phone wasn't allowing him to contact his Master or anyone else for that matter. If he guessed right, Hun would have been ordered to investigate and Hun would recognise the truck as the turtles, then he would no doubt alert Master Saki who would figure out Stockman had lied. Lucian shook his head as he raced up the stairs towards his Master's room, that way too much thinking and theorising for this time of night…
He reached his Masters room and threw open the doors, not bothering to knock as another caused the building to shake and casing his Master to snap out
"What is happening?! Stockman! Hun! Someone report!" Lucian raced over to his Master, kneeling and then raising his head as Saki growled, looking very pissed off.
"Lucian! Those blasted turtles are back! Go and find out what is going on and report back to me immediately!" Lucian nodded his head, spinning on his heel and racing back out of the room with a smile, this was going to be fun! He first went to the security room, finding it full off knocked out Foot ninja and one smoking console. Throwing himself into the chair, he quickly logged in using his own bypass code and pulled up the building's security schematics, eyes scanning it to find out where everyone was.
Pulling up a security camera he watched as Hun raced past with a group of foot ninja heading toward the garage on the 32nd Floor. He was closing in on the turtles. As he watched, a red blip flashed at him. The alarms on the 33rd floor were going off. Finding out there was no cameras, Lucian cursed and pushed himself out of the chair, racing back out of the room and through the halls, heading upwards with a frown forming on his face. The 33rd floor was a mystery even to him. He knew it was a lab of sorts but hadn't been made aware of what was going on in there, having been banned from the room and then punished when caught trying to sneak in. Whatever it was, it couldn't be good news for the turtles and, if they managed to get out, they'd probably take the elevator upwards but where would they come out!
He stopped then, making some quick calculations in his head. Turtle luck wasn't known to be nice but…just maybe…he pulled out his phone and, after making a quick tweak to his own internal communication system, managed to re-establish connection. Hitting the 5 put him straight through to Hun.
"What do you want?!" Lucas chuckled replying
"Well, hello to you too." Hun growled and Lucian could just picture his grip on the phone tightening, threatening to break it as he ran down the hall.
"Lucas…"
"Fine, what's the status on the turtles?" Hun was quiet for a moment as another explosion caused the floor to shake beneath their feet before he replied
"They're heading upwards toward the Master's room. I'm almost there now." Lucian nodded, turning the corner and racing up the stairs saying
"I'm on my way" before hanging up, concentrating on pushing his energy to his legs.
…He only had about thirty floors to go…
Lucian peered into the room, taking note of the chaos and the turtles fighting the elite guard before swinging up into the rafters, using that brief time to catch his breath before dropping down beside his Master. Saki didn't bother looking at him, simply sensing his presence arrive as he asked quietly
"Report." Lucian bowed his head and gave his Master a quick summary of his findings.
"As you are aware, the turtles survived the incident at O'Neil's shop. Their truck was a decoy allowing them to slip unnoticed into the building before they made their way up. I believe they got into our systems and were able to jam our communications. Main damage on lower floors, 33rd floor and within the Mystic's chamber on the 72nd floor. Communications are still down, the rest of the Foot Ninja are on their way up and Stockman has yet to be located."
Saki nodded his head and Lucian could tell he was frowning on the inside, internally seething at Stockman's lies and the turtles survival. Meanwhile, Lucas was trying hard not to grin as he stood and watched the turtles fight once more, awaiting for his masters orders to be given.
Suddenly the floor rumbled, shaking as cracks spread across it. The fights paused, all eyes turning downwards before they jumped back as a massive robotic suit rose up and Lucian's eyes flew wide as Saki growled out
"What is this? Baxter Stockman!" Stockman grinned down at them, eyes falling briefly on Lucian before returning to Saki saying
"In the flesh…so to speak." Lucian looked around Stockman at the people standing around the room, his eyes meeting those of a purple banded turtle briefly. Those eyes widened, an elbow shooting out to grab the blue banded one's attention and motioning toward him with his head. It was clear that they had not been expecting to see another turtle and, he ahd to admit, he had felt the same a few months back! Lucian didn't move from his spot, a smirk on his face as Stockman and Saki argued. He tuned back into their conversation as Saki growled out
"Stockman, I will have your head for this!" Stockman grinned smugly replying
"No, Shredder, I'll have yours." He turned to face the turtles, pointing a…hand thing…at them saying
"And you meddlesome creatures, you have interfered with my plans for the last time."
Lucian repressed the urge to jump up and smack Stockman upside the head as the orange banded turtle said to the purple wearing one
"Can you believe this guys rap? Whack job city." Stockman growled, clearly agitated now.
"You'll all pay! All of you! Not one of you will leave this place alive! You'll all be crushed by the genius of Baxter Stockman!" The mad scientist cracked up laughing as the purple banded one muttered just loud enough for some to hear,
"Dangerous whack job city." Stockman continued to laugh, only pausing to say
"You know the most beautiful thing about my brilliant plan? I used you, Shredder, to transform me in this ultra-cyborg you see before you! A truly superior work of genius. but all good things must come to an end." Shredder glowered up at Stockman as the cyborg turned to the four turtles once again saying
"It's time to bid you…adieu." The red banded one yelled
"Incoming!" as Stockman blasted three missiles in their direction, one hitting a pillar and knocking two Foot Tech Ninjas from the rafters, one demolishing another pillar sending it collapsing toward the purple banded turtle who jumped out of the way while the last hit the floor in front of the Shredder, sending the elite ninja falling downwards as the ground crumbled beneath them.
Lucian quickly moved as a section of the roof gave in, falling toward him. He looked up and around, taking in the scene as Stockman knocked his master's attack away before quickly removing Hun from the fight by slamming him into a pole. The only thing that stopped Stockman from ripping Hun apart piece by piece was Saki who knocked him back just enough to free Hun before he was grabbed, slammed into the wall and then thrown with ease. Lucas frowned, running over to his Master and helping him up and out of the way while Stockman was distracted by the turtles. Saki growled, standing on his own now and walking toward the hole in the floor as Stockman fell through it. Lucian took his spot at his Master's side, looking over the other side at the turtles and finding a few pairs of eye on him as well.
The orange banded one blinked, pointed and proceeded to ask
"What the shell?! Since when did Metal-head have a ninja turtle on his side?" The red banded one frowned while the blue one, Leo's, was locked on the Shredder as he said
"That's one minor annoyance disposed of. Now, to finish you fools!" They all drew their weapons, Lucian pulling his Chakrams from his belt and settling into a fighting position just as the floor shook again slightly. He blinked once and looked down before Stockman flew up through the hole looking extremely pissed off as he yelled
"You insufferable nitwits! Doctor Baxter Stockman is not so easily dismissed! Kiss your shells goodbye, freaks!"
Dun dun dun! Man, why do I have chills running down my spine…something's going to happen soon…I can just feel it!
Same as before, leave a comment please! Now, onto the next chapter! C u there :D
-Lucian
[A/N: Ch 3 and 4 are set during episode 21 - 23 ]