Hey guys! So my first day of school was awesome, except for the fact that I had homework already...in all classes! But it was mostly reading in preparation for classes so...yey to the nay!
Anyways, that's why it's been taking me long but some of you already know if you read my two other stories (Which I am still working on at the moment...)
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Leonardo's Point of View:
It had been a full day since Sensei came rushing back from his meeting in a panic and worry for Mikey. Apparently he had seen a vision that involved us but surrounded Mikey, which had me really worried for my baby brother. Mikey was woken up clueless to the panic from Sensei. We all ate dinner and avoided talking about what had just happened.
Leatherhead and Casey were true to their promise and shadowed us intently to the point where it was driving my brothers and I crazy, or I should say all of us but Mikey, who enjoyed LH's company. I can't tell you how many arguements I had to break up between Raph and Casey, whom I feel slightly sorry for. All of us wouldn't dare argue with Leatherhead even if our lives depended on it...so Casey got the worst end of our annoyance.
"Why are ya so mad at me for?" Casey demanded as he stared at Raph today. It was the afternoon and it was finally quiet until now... Donnie, Mikey and Leatherhead were out playing in the gardens- which consisted of Donnie reading and watching them as Mikey begged Leatherhead to push him higher so he could climb the trees. I had been in the main house with Raph and Casey except I was trying to meditate since I was still worried about my family. Raph and Casey had been sparring and/or working out religiously when Casey confronted Raph. "Did I do somethin' wrong?"
"What are ya talkin' 'bout?" Raph asked, looking really annoyed and confused at the same time. I watched Casey draw his eyebrows together in confusion and I rolled my eyes at the two. I stood elegantly from my position and walked over to the two, my arms in the sleeve of my dark blue kamishimo.
"My brothers and I are just on edge because of how freaked out Sensei was," I explained as they both turned to me as if they never saw me coming, "We don't like being watched so closely, especially Raph, so you'll have to forgive him. He's not mad at you."
Raph finally seemed to get that Casey was anxious that he'd made him mad and pushed at his shoulder as if it was their way of being affectionate with each other. I was tempted to roll my eyes again but I sighed until I smiled. At least they weren't fighting anymore.
"Well jeez Prince Raph," Casey teased as their playfight drew into another serious spar. I backed away to sit back down on my meditation mat, "Ya need ta work on your communication skills."
I bit the corner of my lip to keep from smirking when Raph squawked angrily at Casey, who laughed at the sound and left him open for your friendly, everyday "Raph-Tackle".
I chuckled and closed my eyes, focusing on ignoring everything around me and focusing on my center. Ah...this is better...
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Donatello's Point of View:
"Mikey, get out of my face," I scowled when Mikey peeked over my book for the fourth time in 5 minutes. I loved my baby brother to the moon and back but I wanted to strangle him right now, "Go play. I'm trying to study!"
"Awww, c'mon D!" Mikey smiled as he tried to peer over my book, "Just climb the tree one time, for me?" I rolled my eyes and groaned.
"I already did, Mikey," I reminded and he pouted, making me smile inwardly. He was so cute and yet funny looking when he pouted. Mikey suddenly shrieked when Leatherhead came to us and picked him up. I smirked at him and returned to reading my book.
"You must let Donatello focus, my friend," I heard LH telling Mikey, who was still shirek-giggling.
"Donnie works all the time like Leo! I wanna play with one of my big brothers!" Mikey declared and I chuckled slightly. I peered at the pair over the top of my book. Mikey was in Leatherhead's arms right under the peach tree he likes to climb. Leatherhead looked stern, like he really was Mike's big brother, and Mikey was still pouting right in his face.
"You may play with him later," Leatherhead told him and I smiled when Mikey groaned, knowing he was defeated. I quickly saw LH look over at me and looked him in his green eyes, "We do need to stop by and see Miss April before returning to the manor, yes?"
"Mhm," I agreed with a dreamy smile on my face. I needed to get a new kamishimo that April made for me since I was still getting taller. Mikey grinned and I narrowed my eyes at him, making him giggle, "Let me finish this chapter and we can go. It won't take me long." LH nodded and returned to place Mikey in the tree to make him happy. He cheered and clapped at LH.
I returned to reading my book and only got four pages in when I felt the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Using my knowledge from the years of training with Sensei I immediately lept out of the way without a second thought only to see a kunai hit right where I was sitting. Mikey shrieked in fright and Leatherhead's eyes widened. That kunai was aimed at my spinal cord.
"LH!" I called, suddenly frightened yet taking authority. Whoever tried to attack me was in the manor and could hurt Mikey. I moved, regretting not bringing my bō staff with me...where I THOUGHT I would be safe with my brother and bodyguard/healer.
I moved by Leatherhead as he reached for Mikey, who was pale with surprise and anxiety. I grabbed Mikey up in my arms when Leatherhead placed him down and we both shrieked in instinct when a dart hit the tree just by Mikey's head. I growled and Leatherhead pushed past us with a battle roar, reminding me of when my bros and I first met him.
"Get inside the manor!" He called over his shoulder as he scanned for the assassin intruder. I picked Mikey up as he hardly protested and was met with some guards rushing outside.
"Intruder," I warned them and they looked downright livid when they saw the dart and kunai. I dashed behind them and looked over my shoulder briefly. Something in the distant, right above the rooftops surrounding the garden, glinted and my eyes widened. I threw myself and Mikey on the ground to avoid being hit when I felt a sharp sting just under my left ear.
"Ow! Donnie, what's happening?!" Mikey cried as I felt him trying to wiggle out from under my weight. I cursed softly as my vision swam and my head ached. "Donnie?!" Raphael... I thought, hoping that somehow he could feel something wrong and could be warned. What if...
"Prince Donatello!" I heard a guard yelling as he tried to pick me up. I seen many blurred figures and hoped that the intruder was caught before someone else was hurt. I heard Mikey crying and, even though I couldn't see right now, I reached out clumsily to soothe him before I felt myself going limp.
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Master Splinter's Point of View:
"Are you sure? You've checked everywhere, even the underlying villages?" I demanded as one of my elite warriors nodded to my questions. I sighed and rubbed my face.
"Tigerclaw has left the village and he was alone," the elite guard told me and I listened avidly, "He carried notihing but the materials on himself, my Lord."
I nodded. "Keep an eye out to see if he returns or not. I want squads of your best guards taking shifts around the Kingdom. I do not like this one bit."
"Hai, my Lord," the eilte guard bowed respectively before leaving to do what I asked. I paced back and forth, remembering the vision that plagued me last night.
My sons were all together with their friends, it appeared they were just outside the main city and in the forest. Leonardo was trying to teach his brothers some true stealth attempts wihle Michelangelo and Raphael goofed off with Casey Jones. Leonardo and Donatello sensed that something was off and tried to reign them in but they were ambushed by the assassin Tigerclaw, who was working with the infamous man "Shadow".
Leonardo and Raphael were very injured and Casey Jones took a hit for Donatello. Michelangelo had been taken by Tigerclaw and his brothers desperately tried to reach him but they are so injured they can't even follow. Donatello was subdued from following by a blurry black haired girl...
I shuddered and forced the images out of my head. I had been meditating all day but the images have not changed. This vision can not become a true premonition. I cannot allow my sons to be injured, captured, or killed. I loved them too much! And why did Tigerclaw want my youngest like this? It did not bode well for my family at all.
"My Lord!" One of the Royal Guards burst through the double doors of my private library, almost startling me from my thoughts. "There is trouble! There has been another assassination attempt!"
My blood ran cold. "Where are my sons?!" I demanded in a near hiss that scared the man in front of me, who bowed low to the ground as if I were about to strike him.
"The healer, Leatherhead, has taken Prince Michelangelo and Prince Donatello to Dr. Rockwell, my Lord!" He stammered and my eyes widened, fear gripping my heart. My two youngest?! "P-Prince Donatello seemed to be hit by some sort of dart that Dr. Rockwell is currently examining-"
I heard no more as I dashed out of the room so fast the double doors broke off their hinges with a loud crack and boom. I raced towards the healer's observatory and practically broke down those doors too. What I saw made my heart break.
The Royal Guards were swarming close to Michelangelo, who was trying to reach Donatello but was being restrained by the guards. Leatherhead and Dr. Rockwell were both hovering over Donatello anxiously. Michelangelo turned to me when I burst through. "Daddy!"
I sped through the swarm of guards and grabbed up my youngest, whispering soothing words in his ear and rubbed his blonde head. He sniffled and sobbed, almost hiccuping. I stared at Donatello's pale limp body that was resting on one of Dr. Rockwell's medical beds.
"How is he?!" I demanded as Dr. Rockwell showed me the dart. Intense worry and anger filled me but I squashed them as I pushed Michelangelo closer to me.
"I am examining the contents of the dart, my Lord, but I believe it to be poison," He revealed as I clenched my jaw and the guards gasped in surprise. Leatherhead placed a cool cloth over Donatello's forehead as Michelangelo whimpered and stared at them.
I turned to the Royal Guards beside me. "I want Leonardo and Raphael here now. I need to see them and they need to know about their brother's condition. I also want this assassin found. NOW!"
They startled and bowed, racing out of the room as I continued to rock my youngest and grab my Donatello's hand, squeezing it gently.
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Raphael's Point of View:
One minute I was winnin' against Casey in our spar while Mr. Perfect was meditatin' on his mat nearby and tha next I'm lightheaded, feelin' a feirce pound in my head everywhere and in my joints.
"Raph!" Casey yelled when he got a lucky hit ta my chest and I fell backwards. I heard Leo gasp and suddenly his shadow was over me. I groaned and opened my eyes ta see them both hoverin' over me worriedly. "What tha hell happened?! Why did ya let me hit ya?"
I glared at him and allowed Leo ta squat down next ta me, lookin' so much like Master Splinter that it would have made me laugh. I turned ta look at Casey, feelin' like a hammer was workin' at my eyes. I squinted angrily. "I didn't let ya hit me, doofus. Man, I feel like shit." Leo and Casey exchanged anxious looks.
"Clarify," Leo ordered as he looked at me intently and I rolled my eyes. A feirce sting near my ear and in my head made me cringe and gasp softly. Leo put his hand on my shoulder and nearly squeezed tha life outta me. Worrywart..
"U-Ugh...my head," I complained, while craddlin' my head in my arms. I didn't understand...why was I hurtin' like this? It literally came out of nowhere! Leo hauled me up and Casey helped him keep me upright as I finally opened my eyes again. "N-Nothin' was wrong with me and then suddenly poof!"
"Are you sure? Nothing you ate?" Leo questioned lookin' scared for me. I nodded solemnly and Casey pursed his lips unhappily. They were finally able ta let go of me as tha pain dulled ta a hurtin' throb. It hurt but not as much as it first did.
"Well ya can't just randomly hurt!" Casey blurted and I narrowed my eyes at him. I was about ta retort when I remember somethin'. This one time Don and I were play-sparrin' in tha dojo when we were 10. Don accidently stepped on my foot right when I was about ta turn and kick him, causin' me ta twist my ankle and land on Sensei's weapon rack. I had only been cut twice by tha sai, ironically, but Sensei moved tha weapons rack later. It was when Donnie suddenly cried out in pain that got ta Sensei and I. He complained that his arm and ankle hurt, just like mine did, but he did not even get hurt. Sensei said we had a rare gift that some twins get that meant we were able ta connect ta each other more than a "regular person". So at times when our "bond" was powerful enough we had a sensitivity ta each other.
"-ph? Raph!" Leo was shakin' me out of my thoughts literally. I blinked owlishlly at him as tha final pieces were put together in my head, "Raph, are you okay? Let's go find Dr. Rockwell!" Casey was noddin' a mile a minute.
I gripped Leo's hands and he looked at me in surprise. "Leo...Leo I think that...that Don might be in some sort of trouble or somethin'!"
"Huh?" Casey blinked stupidly as Leo went rigid, starin' at me like he was thinkin' really hard. Before Casey could reply again tha Royal Guard from outside burst in with an intense look on his face that made mine and Leo's stomach drop ta our feet.
"My Princes, you must come to the healer's obsevatory quickly!" He said in a rush of breath as he bowed his head respectively, "The Lord summons you. Prince Donatello has been attacked and is being cared for."
Leo inhaled so sharply I was distantly surprised he didn't choke on air. I squeezed tha life outta Casey and Leo's hands feelin' my eyes widen. Don...Don is hurtin', shit Don is hurtin' that much!? Wait, attacked?!
"Let's go!" Leo commanded me as he tugged on me. My head swam and I thought I was gonna pass out. He must of noticed because he picked me up. I was so dizzy I couldn't see but I did feel him lock his arms under me ta keep me secure for a piggy-back ride. When I'm myself again I'm so killin' him for that.
I didn't remember much after that but I did hear lots of nervous and angry shoutin' from tha Guard, Casey, and Leo. I couldn't concentrate. I was hurtin' but it wasn't even my pain and even then it was only a tiny fraction of was Donatello was feelin'! I squeezed my eyes shut, wrapped my arms tight around Leo's neck and prayed that tha Lord didn't take a brother from me.
It was too soon for that!
My vision began ta clear when we were close ta tha observatory. Leo rushed into tha already open doors as I noticed that Casey stopped just inside tha room. My heart thumped painfully in my chest ta see my twin layin' motionless on tha bed with a hurtin' expression on his face. Leo froze in shock for a second before we both saw Master Splinter desperately tryin' ta console our sobbin' baby brother.
"My sons!" Sensei cried when he saw us and became more concerned. Leo let me down and Sensei grabbed us in his embrace, squishin' us against Mikey, who was hiccupin' softly. "Thank the Gods you're okay!"
"Sensei, what happened to Donnie?" Leo whispered as he stared in horror at Don.
"I do not know, Leonardo," Sensei sighed worriedly as we watched LH wipe Donnie's face with a wash cloth.
"D-Donnie was a-attacked by a unseen a-assassin," Mikey stuttered as we stared down at him. His eyes were closed and his face pale and tear streaked, "Then a d-dart was hit r-right by my h-head." I was livid. Who dared ta do this to my family?!
Leo looked oddly calm yet I could see tha anger in his eyes. Fearless and I always agreed on one thing and that was our younger brothers. Leo looked over ta Donnie with fire in his eyes as I stroked Mikey's blonde hair. He looked at me, his baby blues dialated with fear and worry. I frowned.
"Have you found the poison yet?" Sensei demanded as Dr. Rockwell stood over Don's body again.
"I have identified it and I am making the antidote now, my Lord," He answered, making us all deflate in relief. LH helped Donnie sit up and we noticed his breathin' was erratic, makin' me worry once more. It felt hard ta breathe. I stood up and walked over ta Donnie's side, grabbin' his hand in mine. I sighed and everyone in tha room was surprised when Donnie's face smoothed out some and he stopped strugglin'. I smiled down at my twin sadly.
"What is that you are giving him?" Leo questioned as LH helped Donnie drink something.
"It is a herb that will help him with reducing his fever and aches. If we can not get his fever down then his recovery will be severely delayed," LH explained while my family and I stiffened. LH continued gently makin' Donnie drink tha medicine, "Luckily we have seen this type of poison before, but it's rare and fast acting. If we had been any later then I'm afraid Donatello would have died."
We all froze in horror at tha pure thought. Leo had to turn away and I noticed his body stiff and his face twisted into an angry scowl as Mikey whimpered into Sensei's chest and Sensei rocked him.
As I watched Donnie's sufferin' my eyes grew darker with rage. Someone had dared ta hurt one of my family...my twin at that. My brother! I heard Leo teamin' up with Sensei and calmin' Mikey down.
"Who could have done this?" I growled startlin' Leo and Mikey. Sensei looked up at me with remorse.
"I do not know, my son, but I fully intend to find out," He promised in an icy tone we hardly ever hear. I saw Mikey's eyes go wide. Leo said nothin' but kept his cobalt eyes trained on tha floor, "Tigerclaw is not even in the main city but that does not mean he did not have accompliances. I am starting to suspect more than one person behind these recent events."
I thought of Xever and briefly wondered if he was actually as mad as he seemed when he left in tha forest. I didn't want Leo ta capture Xever because he had techincally saved me from Tigerclaw but now I'm regrettin' that desicison. If it is him he better hope that I never find out. But he doesn't really use darts or kunai from what I remember seein'.
Whoever this assassin was had been trained in ninjitsu just like my brothers and I and he was gonna pay for he did ta Donnie.
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"Sir, are you sure that you made the right choice today?" a tall black man addressed as he turned to look at his Master, who was staring out the window of their current hideout.
"Yes, Stockman, just get my new armor made already!" The Master said as he growled, making Stockman flinch and turn around again. "My Master left me in control of the Foot just outside the Hamato Kingdom. He would be most pleased to know that I have already begun in helping with his new plan."
"The new plan to capture the youngest Prince?" Stockman questioned as he scratched nervously at his arm. Stockman had black shaved hair and hair on his upper lip. His eyes were a chocolate brown and he was highly intelligent and could remember a time were he was not forced to serve someone. His Master had long light brown hair, blue eyes, and a heavy short beard.
"Yes, of course!" His Master snapped and Stockman rolled his eyes behind his Master's back.
"Then why did you attack Prince Donatello? Not that I have any problem with that..." Stockman commented while glaring at his tools. He froze when the shadow of his Master appeared over him and he didn't dare turn in fear to be slapped.
"Because, peasant scientist, that was just stage one in rattling the Hamato family," His Master snarled, "My Master asked for my help in capturing the Baby Prince. His daughter Karai and his associate Hun should be arriving sometime tomorrow night but until then we are following Master Shredder's orders."
"O-Oh," Stockman gulped, working with his hands fast and he licked his lips. His Master finally drew away and he sighed in relief as his Master continued to speak aloud.
"Tigerclaw has retreated for now so he wouldn't be detected. Remind me to send him a letter to our location tonight, okay Stockman?" His Master growled lowly.
"Y-Yes Master B-Bradford..." Stockman bowed his head and was thankful when he wasn't struck for the stutter. He hurriedly continued making the requested items.
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BRADFORD! D: And Stockman...I'm not sure whether to feel sorry for him or not...and NO DONNIE! And why am I commenting on my own story?XD
NOTE: Sorry if it's rushed, I'm not sure if it was, I was trying to keep certain things a mystery for now ;)
Hope you liked it! Sorry it took me so long but I'm finally getting into my school work and getting used to my new classes on campus! Anyways please leave me your thoughts because I've decided that the review that stands out to me the most I'll reply to next chapter! ;D Same for my other stories!
HASTA LA VISTA! STAY AWESOME!