Disclaimer: I don't own any of them sob. TMNT belongs to Mirage and Ben 10 belongs to 'Man of Action'. If I own them, Ben wouldn't be such a doofus and Mikey would have a hardcore alter ego! I do own the OCs who will appear in future chapters.
Chapter Four: Captured
Donatello sighed, frustrated and pushed himself away from the computer, 'Nothing! I can't find anything!'
'Easy there bro… maybe it wasn't the Foot after all,' said Leonardo. He too felt that he failed his baby brother.
Ben stared at their despairing look. He activated the Omnitrix, 'Maybe I can go Upgrade and search for something that you can't find.'
Donatello turned to him, 'Ben, I don't think it'll work. Your cousin told me that 'Upgrade' is a type of alien who improves technology by merging with a machine.'
The brunette pouted. He was about to say something when suddenly something smashed through the windows of the lab, spraying the room with glass. They saw three red drones entered and the drones focused their optics onto the Omnitrix on Ben's left wrist. Ben gasped at sight of the drones, 'Vilgax's drones?! B-but how?'
'Who the heck is Vilgax?' asked Raphael as he whipped out his Sais.
'He's this ugly alien dude with tentacles and he's after the Omnitrix! The last time I saw him was last year. We fried his sorry alien butt!'
Leo gritted his teeth and dodged several laser beams, 'So this means his still alive?'
Ben ducked behind a desk with Raphael, 'I dunno! Maybe?!'
The red banded turtle growled. He saw some disks lying on the floor and picked them up. He then threw them at one of the drones but it doesn't damage the robot. Raphael roared and leapt onto it and stabbed his Sais into it. The drone reacted defensively and one of its guns was aimed at Raphael who sliced it off by its joint.
Donatello fell beside Ben, 'We need to destroy them before we're all fried!'
'I'm going Fourarms!' said Ben as he activated his Omnitrix. He slammed it down and transformed into Cannonbolt, an Arburian Pelarota. Ben looked at his clawed hands, 'Aww, man! The Omnitrix just hates me…'
He curled into a ball and knocked the drone approaching Donatello. The drone flung into a wall and the other drones fired a few laser beams at Donatello. Ben rolled toward the turtle and caught him in his impenetrable shell which the beam hit and was reflected to the ceiling. There was a small explosion and debris fell on them. Ben released the purple banded turtle who was a bit dizzy, 'T-thanks Ben…'
'What the heck is going on?!' asked a Foot Ninja who entered the lab in a rush at hearing all the commotion. He stood petrified at the sight of the lab, the floating drones, three mutant turtles and a white-yellow-black round alien, 'What the hell?!'
'Uh-oh, I think it's time to retreat before a swarm of Foot Ninjas come,' said Ben.
'Agreed,' said Donatello.
Raphael roared as he ripped the drone's head off its place. The drone fell onto the floor with sparks flying and it whizzed, 'Leo!'
'Just a sec!' said Leonardo as he saw his chance and cross-slashed the drone. It sparked and exploded with the one that the red clad turtle had damaged just as Leo head toward his brothers and Ben. The four of them were flung out of the window, the shockwave of the explosion sent them flying and they screamed in terror as they plummet toward the earth.
'Everybody stay close!' said Ben. He wasn't sure if all three turtles would fit in his protective shell but he had to try. He curled around the three brothers and he hit the ground with a big boom. After the dust cleared there lies an iron-scaled round ball in a deep and big crate. Ben uncurled himself with a groan and the Omnitrix timed out.
'Ugh, do you mind? You're crushing me!' said Ben with a pained gasp.
The turtles quickly got off the boy who stood up with Leo's help. They looked up at the smoke coming out of the lab window. Raphael whistled, 'That was pretty high… Yer tubby alien form saved our shells.'
'Always been useful,' said Ben with a small smile. He yelped when he felt himself being lifted off the ground. A dozen Foot Tech appeared and surrounded the three brothers while one took Ben away from them. Donatello rushed to help but was blocked by two Foot Techs, 'BEN!'
'Hey, lemme go!' said Ben kicking around. He gasped when he felt a prick on his neck and seconds later he began feeling drowsy.
Raphael barreled through the ninjas in his path and head straight to help Ben but he was startled when a couple of smoke pellets exploded and blinded him. He coughed and his eyes stung because of the smoke. He heard his brothers called out his name. He noticed a movement and did a back flip just in time to avoid a tonfa. Still coughing and eyes stinging, he tried his best to defend himself against the pair of tonfa and tanto swung at him.
Leo was angry that he failed to notice the presence of these Foot Techs and he was worried when Ben was taken away by one. He swung his Katanas around both in offence and defense. He was relieved to see Raphael leapt out of the smoke. He dodged a kick and swept the ninja off his feet. He spun around and smashed the hilt of his Katana into the gut of the Foot behind him who staggered back with a gasp. Then he knocked the ninja out with a swift kick to his head.
Donatello was doing fairly well. He swung his Bo staff around and hit the two Foot techs on their heads, guts and knees. The two ninjas fell on their knees, groaning. He leapt when he felt a presence behind him and swung his staff to where he felt it and it hit something hard. The invisibility function deactivated and Donatello smirked as he landed behind the ninja then swept him off his feet then knocked the ninja out with a hit to the head. He stood up and turned to his brothers, 'We have to help Ben!'
The duo nodded and they quickly went after Ben once they knocked their opponents off their feet or left them disoriented after a blow or two. They looked around and saw a helicopter taking off, 'There!' cried Leo pointing at the vehicle with his katana.
'We can't reach it! Leo, Raph, give me a boost!' said Donatello.
Leo and Raphael cupped their hands together and Donatello jumped on them and they heaved him into the air. Donatello threw a device which stuck to the helicopter as it flew away. He landed on the ground, 'I've put a tracking device on it. You guys head back and tell Gwen and Max. I'll go back to the lair to get the Battle Shell.'
'Be careful bro,' said Leo. Donatello gave him a curt smile and then left as quickly as he can. Raphael and Leo did the same before the Foot Tech caught up to them.
When the two brothers reached the bridge they frowned at the silence. Sure it was already late like past midnight but it was eerily quiet. Raphael scowled, he has a feeling that something was amiss and he quickened his pace. His eyes widened when he saw Gwen and Max lying unconscious on the ground, 'Gwen! Max!'
'What happened?' asked Leo as he ran toward Max's side while Raphael was at Gwen's.
Gwen groaned, 'Ughh… what- oh no! Mikey!'
Raphael whipped his head to the Rustbucket, dread seeping into his heart, 'W-what happened? Where's Mikey?'
'He was captured… by these men in black and green goggles.'
The two turtle's eyes widened, 'Bishop!'
Michelangelo gasped when he felt a weight slammed on his plastron. He opened his eyes blearily and saw brown locks, 'B-Ben?'
'I see you're awake. Be glad you have company in this cell Michelangelo.'
Michelangelo raised his eyes to the door where bright light filtered in. He saw a silhouette of a man but he knew who it was by his voice. The orange banded turtle gritted his teeth, 'Bishop… what do you want… with Ben?'
'Oh? You're not wondering what I want from you?' asked Bishop with a wry smile.
'You just need me for some samples… and as a test subject… I guess. But Ben? Why do you need him? I'm a mutant, I understand why you're interested in me but Ben's a human kid.'
Bishop pushed his shades up with his index finger, 'Good question but isn't it obvious?'
Michelangelo remained quiet and wrapped his arms around the small boy on his plastron protectively. He glared at the dark haired man who spoke, 'I want the Omnitrix.'
'I won't let you take it.'
'Trying to be a hero eh? Well, we'll see soon enough who'll be the winner. Sleep well, turtle. Your trials will begin tomorrow.'
The door shut tight and the cell was engulfed by darkness. Michelangelo let out a shuddering breath; he didn't realize that he was holding it. He shifted to a comfortable position and pulled the unconscious boy close, 'Don't worry little dude… I'll protect you.'
