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You look up, confused. But before you can ask anything, he dismisses you. You leave the dojo, and you make your way down to the lowest level of the building, using the stairs so you aren't caught by a fellow ninja or kunoichi.
The stairwell is dark, you remember having to run up and down them for training, four to five hours at a time… You are glad that the training part of it is all over. Like your master said, 'you are ready.'
All this effort, all this time… It was spent so you could take down whoever stood against the great Shredder, Oroku Saki. When you finally make it to where you were headed, you find that annoying Foot solider that you met when you first arrived.
You see him alone and grab him by the shirt, "Dustin." You say.
He whips around to see you, at first shocked, but then remembering you, "[Y/N]! What're you doing here?"
"Where is cell 465?" You demand, "Take me there, and don't you dare tell anyone I was here, got it?"
Dustin nods, now he shrinks and cowers at the sight of you and your [weapon of choice]. After all, now you are above him… In The Shredder's inner circle even. You know about the Utroms, and you know he is an alien and the long fight between them… but Dustin doesn't know that anymore than the innocents walking around outside.
And the whole, 'the Foot fights for good' thing was what you and your companions tell the lower class ninja. You don't fight for good… The Shredder fights for revenge… And you, although loyal, fight for what has been lost.
The ninja leads you down familiar halls, and when you make it to the cell, you order, "Open it. Now."
When the door is opened you run inside and rip off the pillow case. As you had guessed, it was the same pillow that you used five months ago, and in the back was a small cut. Inside the pillow, your note that promises the reader that you will save them from what you have experienced under The Shredder's wrath, written in blood.
You stuff the crumbled paper in you pocket and leave without a word. Dustin watches you, you can feel his eyes. But it doesn't bother you like it did before.
A few hours later, you sit with your master in his throne room. You sip on hot tea as he explains to you exactly what you are to do for him… It is scary, you will have to leave the HQ with other fighters for the first time.
You won't be in charge, another person will be the leader. You are actually suppose to find a way to gain the mercy of the enemy, The Shredder believes that you won't have any trouble doing this… After all, you do seem rather fragile.
Not only must you find mercy, you have to infiltrate their lair. The Shredder tells you that they will honor the wounded warrior, because they follow the code of Bushido. If you are wounded, or better yet, if they wound you, they will most likely try to heal you.
Once you discover their lair, you must befriend at least one of them. They must trust you. There is no other option. And when you get close enough, you will learn their strength and weaknesses. With this information, you must come back to The Shredder and devise a plan to destroy them.
As you listen to your new mission, your new purpose in life, you fear that your feelings may get in the way of what you are told to do. Of course, you can't let the master detect this.
You nod, "Yes, master." you say, showing that you understand exactly what you are doing.
He observes you, "[Y/N], is there a problem?"
Crud, he can probably smell your fear, like an animal. You still lie, though, "No, sir. I will get the information to take down your enemies… tonight."
His eyes close for a moment, he's probably monitoring your heart rate and hormones with his intricate machine that seems like a realistic human being. While this passes through your head, your heart starts hammering against your chest and you drink up the rest of your tea in an effort to cure your dry throat.
"Perhaps," He starts, opening his eyes, "You need more training before I send you out…"
You aren't sure if he is trying to threaten you or not, but either way, you hated the training, "No, master… I-I can do it. I won't fail you."
He stands up, and you mimic his action, "Very well, [Y/N]. You are dismissed."
When you leave you take a long walk around the building before going to your actual room that was furnished like a real bedroom and had decorations of your choice. The bed was screaming your name, you were so tired… But you couldn't fall asleep now, you had to dispose of the burden that is still in your pocket.
A note to another prisoner, it makes you laugh at yourself. That is stupid. How could you possibly help someone avoid The Shredder when he wants to hurt them? You can't. It's that simple… Yet you didn't realize that when you wrote it.
It's in your hand now, you sit at your desk and rip it into pieces. Once you think that no one could put it back together, you toss it in the trashcan and try to smash it down with your foot.
When finished trying to destroy the dumb note that could very well cost you your life, you actually do slip under your silk covers. This is the last time you'll be sleeping in this bed for at least another six months while you are out on your mission.
You sleep soundly.
The night air is cool, unfortunately, you can't feel the breeze as you'd like, because you are wearing the traditional Foot mask. And as you follow the ninja in front of you, you can't help but to look out at the lively city. You also wonder about these enemies you were meant to befriend… For some reason The Shredder didn't fully explain why they were so much trouble, but you assume that he didn't want you any more nervous or scared than you already are.
As you observe the city, you see a flash of green. Four flashes, actually, and you are not the only one who saw it. Several others point it out and your entire group comes to a halt. The leader stalks over to you, and he whispers, "These freaks are who you're after, [Y/N]."
You nod, "Okay." Now you were terrified. Without thinking, as the team pulls in to attack, you weave your way through the people until your the very last Foot.
The position your in makes it hard to see the enemy, but you can definitely hear them. For rival ninjas, they are loud, "Look what we got here! More of those Foot soldiers." one announces.
Another voice says, "Careful guys, they don't seem too happy."
As your fellow ninja jump down from the higher roof to attack, you stay at the top and watch the fight from a safe distance, trying to figure out a plan that could get them to notice you. But then you can see the enemy… they are dressed up like turtles! Or they might be real aliens like the Utroms… Because the costumes were too realistic.
You keep watching, and you learn that there is only four of them. Each with their own colored mask, purple, red, orange, and blue. Amazed by their existence on Earth, you still can't think of a way to do something that would allow you expose their weakness of honor.
While lost in thought, the blue masked alien turtle leaves your sight. When you notice this, it's too late. He's right behind you!
You turn around to find him watching you. As you were taught, you fall into a fighting stance and take out your [weapon of choice].
He falls into a similar stance, lining up a katana blade, murmuring something in Japanese.
In an instant, your weapons clash. You discover that he has more force than you do, as you expected. But your wit and speed can't save you in this fight, like it had with Hun or any other Foot ninja that you've defeated.
His blade slashes your left thigh, taking out of the fight as you fall and roll to your side. You see he is about to leave you to assist the rest of his clan, but then you catch him before he goes away, "Do you follow Bushido?" You growl.
He turns around, sheathing his sword, "Yes, I do." He answers. This is exactly what you need to happen.
As he bends down closer to you, you say, "Then please, help me."
"Help you?" He wonders, "Why would I help one of the Foot?"
Tears well up in your [E/C] eyes, "I'm not the Foot," you breathe, "They kidnapped me."
He removes the mask from your face, "What's your name?" He asks.
"[Y/N]." You say.
He wraps an arm around you and pulls you up, "I'm called Leonardo." He says in return.
You both make your way to the edge, "Guys," He calls down to his comrades, "We gotta go! Now!"
All three of them finish off whomever they are brawling with and jump up to join you and Leonardo. They have their eyes locked on you.
The turtle with the red mask says, "Why are you helpin' a Foot Ninja?" in a wary tone.
Leonardo sucks in a breath, "Raphael, this is [Y/N]." he says, "She told me that the Foot kidnapped her."
The other two gasp, and the orange masked one asked, "How'd they kidnap you, dudette?"
Before you get the chance to answer, Raphael says, "You don't know that she was kidnapped, Mikey." he turns his attention back to Leonardo, "How do ya know she ain't lyin'?"
"I don't," Leonardo answered, "But I still don't want to take the risk if she's telling the truth. What kind of people— turtles would that make us?"
After some thought, the purple masked one says, "Leo's right guys, if it is the truth, and [Y/N] really was kidnapped, the least we can do is try to help her."
"Thank you, Donnie. We should take her to Master Splinter." Leo answers, nodding.
Raphael throws his arms up, and you actually hug closer to Leonardo, "And let the Foot see where the lair is?!"
They all look down at you again, and you seem to shrink.
"But we can't just leave her!" Mikey whines.
That is when you notice the turtle called Donnie is rummaging in his satchel, "I can knock her out temporarily with this, it won't hurt her, and she'll be unconscious long enough for us to get to the lair and talk to Splinter." he says, pulling out a pill and bottled water, "And I can take care of that nasty cut without it hurting her."
You eye him warily, but decide to trust him. Leo looks at you, "Is that alright?"
Hesitantly, you nod.
Donnie walks up to you, leans down to your level, 'Okay, [Y/N], are you allergic to anything?"
You think for a moment, "Nothing that I can think of."
A smile touches his lips, like he expected you to say something different, "Well, good. Here."
You take the pill and shove it in your mouth, then Donnie hands you the bottle and you gulp the water down.
"Good work, Don." Leo says as he picks you up and carries you on his shell, the turtles jump into an alleyway and make their way to the subway. While they are walking down dark tunnels, you fall asleep.
While you are asleep the turtles go to the lair, sure that you don't know where it is. When they get there, Donatello takes you into his lab with Michelangelo following close behind.
In the lab Don and Mike patch up the wound that Leo caused, cleansing it, and wrapping it up so you wouldn't loose any more blood. Donatello checks your vitals close after, reassuring that you'll wake up within three hours.
The two leave you on a makeshift table and join their family to listen to what their elder brother and rat master had to say about you and your… situation.
A/N: Hoped you enjoyed the chapter! Sorry that I didn't update earlier...