Chapter 4: Of Foot and Mutanimals
The next day, Ninjara was with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as they jumped from rooftop to rooftop to reach the place where they were going to meet their friends.
"So, Raph, where are we going?" Ninjara asked.
"We're meeting up with some friends of ours. I think you'd love to meet them," Raphael replied as the five reached an alleyway. While they entered, they saw a giant mutant turtle and a mutant alligator waiting for them.
"Good to see you two came,' the turtle said.
"Good to see you, too, Slash," Leo replied.
"Slash?" Ninjara asked in confusion.
"Oh, Ninjara, I want you to meet Slash, the leader of the Mighty Mutanimals," Raphael said with a smile.
"Slash was once Raph's pet turtle, Spike," Mikey added.
"Mikey, did you have to go and tell her that?" Raph asked as he got Mikey in a tight headlock.
"But it is true, Raphael," Slash said as he separated the two.
"And I am Leatherhead. Slash sees me as his brother and moral counselor. As such, I am second-in-command," Leatherhead added.
"It is nice to meet you two," Ninjara said as she shook Slash's hand.
"So, Slash, what is going on that you wanted to meet us?" Leo asked as Pigeon Pete arrived.
"The Foot Clan is planning something big. I saw Tigerclaw coming in to meet the Kraang for something," Pete replied.
"Tigerclaw," Ninjara said as she felt anger in her heart.
"Then we need to stop them," Leo said as the group advanced. As they did, Slash was talking to Ninjara.
"So, what is it with you and Tigerclaw?" Slash asked.
"You heard me?" Ninjara asked in shock.
"Yeah. In that tone, you sounded like he did something to get you mad at him," Slash replied.
"He killed my sensei. I came to New York City to avenge his death," Ninjara said with a deep breath.
"Listen, Ninjara, I know how you feel. But revenge is not going to solve anything. When I became a mutant, Raphael was always complaining about how his brothers held him back. With the mutagen making my mind unstable, I was going to wipe out the others to have him for myself," Slash said.
"Then whatever mutated me into what I am is making me a killer," Ninjara said as she stopped. As Raph and Slash stopped to check on her, Leo saw that she was confused.
"Hey, Slash managed to learn from his mistake. Once he teamed up with Newtralizer, another enemy of ours, but he broke off that partnership after a conflict with hurting innocent humans. Sensei always taught us that being a ninja will have difficult choices. Maybe the decision about revenge is a choice you're facing," Leo said, trying to ease the confusion.
"Yes, you're right," Ninjara said as the ten got to the rooftops. There, they saw the Kraangdroids meeting with Tigerclaw and some Foot Ninja.
"Have you secured what Master Shredder asked for?" Tigerclaw asked.
"Of course we have the goods. Do you have what we need?" a voice said as Kraang Sub-Prime walked forward.
"We have what you need," Tigerclaw replied. That was when the heroes jumped down.
"It is the one called the Turtles. They are here to stop Kraang," one of the Kraangdroids said as it pulled out its blaster.
"Ugh, one of these days, I will have to do something to make you all speak proper English," Kraang Sub-Prime yelled as the battle was about to begin.
TO BE CONCLUDED...
