Chapter 4

Jewel Possession

The next couple days, Raphael had forgotten about Katsuro's ruby since he was to busy with his new found mate as for Master Splinter, he had been studying the ruby and still had no trance of why he is eager to learn from it origin. Donatello had difficultly for safekeeping the message from Diablo's trooper. Thy only one person he told the message was Master Splinter. Master Splinter soon learned Master Diablo was actually Shedder little brother. Kazuo Saki. He had once heard that Kazuo is immortal and yet he wanted possession on the ruby but why? The answers will come eventually till one night…

"Hey. Raphael…Wake up!" Donatello called as he slowly gave him a nudge on his shoulder. "Master Splinter wants to talk to you." Raphael groaned in bed as he looked upon Donatello. His head was nicely laid on a fluffy white pillow, unwilling to move his position since it was too comfortable.

Raph: "Why?" he whined as Don gave him a dagger stare. Raph groaned again as he got out of bed. "Alright, I'm coming…" Donatello approached the exit and looked back at his brother.

Don: "Good."

Inside the Splinter's room…Master Splinter was silently meditating as he heard the sound of a sliding door open.

Splinter: "Please be seated my son." Raphael came in closing the door behind him as he landed on his knees facing towards his sensei.

Raph: "You summon me Master Splinter?" he asked, Splinter nodded his head. He then grabbed the black jewelry box and showed the ruby to Raphael who then became stunned.

Splinter: "I am sorry my son, that I did not ask permission to take it. But do you know where you got this?" Raphael then laid his eyes at the ground ignoring the question, Splinter noticed. "What wrong my son?" Raphael looked upon his father.

Raphael: "Someone gave it to me…his name was Katsuro." Splinter then starts thinking but yet another question came to mind.

Splinter: "Who is this Katsuro?" Raph gulped as he heard the sound of his tone, dark.

Raph: "Remember I got lost on topside when I was little. He helped me find my way home…for helping me I visited him…a lot." Splinter slightly sighs.

Splinter: "That explains why you gone many times in our younger years." Raph nodded then he noticed the ruby shining in his eyes. Splinter noticed as well. "Raphael, I have noticed you have grown fond to the ruby but it's one of those times. You must let go." Raph ears perk up as he looked at his sensei.

Raph: "What? What you mean Master Splinter?" Splinter closed the lid of the jewelry box and gave it to Raphael.

Splinter: "You must give the ruby to a man named Diablo known as Kazuo Saki." Raph became more stunned and confused then ever.

Raph: "Kazuo Saki? Is that…." He became speechless, Splinter slightly nodded his head.

Splinter: "Oroku Saki brother." Raphael was confused, as Splinter makes this situation easier. "My master Hamato Yoshi and Kazuo Saki had been great friends since youth."

Raph: "What happen?" he asked quietly.

Splinter: "When the day that Shedder had killed Hamato Yoshi. Kazuo was already immortal swear to kill his own brother for his friend but the fate of his family code. He decided to live another realm to ease out his revenge on his brother and I never heard him since." Raphael's mind was filled with questions and he was hoping to get answers.

Raph: "What that got to do with the ruby?" Splinter became sadden.

Splinter: "I wish I knew my son." Splinter looked at his son eyes filled with anger. "You must give it away my son. I think this Katsuro is poisoning your mind." Raphael didn't believe what he was hearing. As he thought about Katsuro, he acted like a father to him. Emotion of confusion became anger.

Raph: "Master Splinter. You're wrong! Katsuro would never do that!" Splinter's ears perked up at his son's voice.

Splinter: "It's a trap and I sense it." Raphael quickly stood up.

Raph: "You're wrong Master Splinter. I'll never give it away! Till the day Katsuro returns." He ran out the room along with the ruby, as Splinter slightly sadden at the spot.

Splinter: "Raphael…"

Raphael held the box close as he walked along the sewer tunnels…

Raphael: "Diablo? What does he think I am?" He putted the ruby in a small tunnel for safe keeping. "No one will find it here." Then he heard the sound of footsteps coming towards him, he draw his weapon just in case but no other was only Donatello had approached him.

Don: "Raphael. There you are." He said panting; Raphael gave him a dark stare as Donatello knew why. "Raph, I'm sorry." Raphael looked at him confused.

Raph: "For what?" he growled, Don sighs.

Don: "For delivering the message." He said quickly.

Raph: "What message?" He snarled. Donatello gently shivered.

Don: "The message for bringing the ruby to Diablo." Raphael became angered but kept his emotion calm.

Raph: "So it was you." He said in a dark tone, Donatello then shouts out.

Don: "Look I'm sorry alright??" Raph chucked as he showed his fist at him. 'That first…' he thought. Donatello smiled as he placed his fist to his.

Raph: "Come on. The girls are waiting." He replied as he climbed the ladder to the topside followed by Donatello.

On the rooftops they waited…

Don: "You sure is this the place that were gonna meet up with your girlfriend?" Raphael suddenly coughed as he gave Donatello a twitching eyebrow.

Raph: "Say what?!?" By the look of his brother, Donatello slightly gulped, as Raphael grab his neck and starts rubbing his head.

Don: "Raph! Let go!" But he wouldn't as he rubbed harder.

Raph: "No way!" He snarled with anger.

Mikey: "Hey guys!" The two turtles looked up as they seen the rest of their brothers walking towards them.

Raph: "Mikey? Leo?" Leonardo crossed his arms as he approached all three brothers. "What are you doing here?"

Leo: "We were about to ask you the same thing." Donatello and Raphael looked at each other and gave each a smirk.

Don: "You'll soon find out." Suddenly with one sound of a footstep, someone tackled Raphael. Leonardo quickly draws his sword.

Leo: "Raph!" Donatello halted him.

Don: "And that would be now." They looked at Raphael being tackled as Mikey came beside his two brothers.

Mikey: "Who the dudette?" That someone was known as Mona Lisa. She pinned Raphael to the ground as she gave laugh.

Mona: "It's looks like I won this fight." Raphael looked at her on top of him; he gave a smile for her.

Raph: "You sure did." The other three brothers slightly waited unwilling to break their little moment. But Mikey smirked of laughter.

Mikey: "So that Raph's girlfriend?" Raphael blushed red as Mona quickly got off of him looking away blushing also, Michelangelo laughed how they reacted. Raph steamed as he approached him giving him a sharp dagger stare, Mikey stun as he quickly hid behind Leonardo.

Raph: "Mikey!!!" As he growled, Mikey shivered of fear while Leonardo sighs with grief.

Leo: "Enough fun guys." Mikey breath in relief as he noticed Raphael gave him a twitching eye. He squeaked, as he hid himself behind Leonardo. Raphael slightly grinned.

Raph: "That will teach yea." Mona walked besides him and shows out her hand to Leonardo.

Mona: "Name, Mona Lisa." Leonardo shook her hand then she approached Mikey. "You must be Michelangelo. Hi I'm Mona." She shows her hand at him, he shook it.

Mikey: "Anytime babe!" he said happily, suddenly Raphael's eye twitched what he said. Donatello noticed.

Don: "Jealous? Are you?" he whispered to him, Raph slightly pout as suddenly he hit Don's dome-head with his fist. "Ouch! What was that for?" he whined, as he gently rub his head smoothly. Raphael cross his arms and showed his sharp teeth at him.

Raph: "Your mouth." He replied as Donatello shivered. But as everyone was settled down, the sound was no more as they heard running feet coming towards them. Donatello looked at Leonardo.

Don: "Leo?" His brother draws his katana.

Leo: "Get ready." Suddenly foot clan ninjas surrounded them; the reptiles form a circle their backs facing each other. As for Mona, she slowly opens her hand fan at her side getting ready to attack. "Be careful everyone. I don't want to lose anyone tonight not ever." Then a man in a steel suit approached them, helmet and all. "Shedder…?" Everyone paid attention to the man in the steel suit. He shook his head, as he takes off his helmet. His face wasn't Oroku but a new Asian man that the turtles never seen before

Diablo: "Not Shedder. I'm Kazuo Saki known as Diablo thy 2nd commander of the foot clan but since Shedder is delayed. I am now the leader of all this." Raphael chucked.

Raph: "So you're the one who wanted Katsuro gem." Kazuo raised eyebrow, as he walked towards Raphael. Raph kept his ground with his Sais at his sides.

Diablo: "And you must be Raphael. Master Splinter had told me lot about u and your brothers, when we all were in Battle Nexus realm." Raphael rolled his eyes.

Raph: "Yeah whatever." Kazuo chucked as he draw his gauntlet, with steel claws sticking out sharp. Leonardo took a step forward as he watches.

Diablo: "By the way. Do you have the gem with you?" Raphael shook his head at him.

Raph: "Sorry. But it isn't yours." Diablo growled then he strikes his gauntlet at him, Raphael just chucked.

Leo: "Raphael!" After the yell that Leonardo shouted out, Raphael had blocked Diablo's attack. Diablo forced his blades at him, as for Raph's Sais held him up.

Raph: "You gonna be faster and stronger to beat me!" With all this tense, the foot ninjas draw their weapons expect one that Donatello had once met. The others were unsure what to do as for Mona, she draw out her dagger and thrown it towards Raphael & Diablo. Diablo quickly dodge away from the dagger range and Raphael's. Soon everyone came towards the brawl. Mona quickly gave surprise attack with a swing of her arm at Diablo. Diablo attacked her with his gauntlet; Mona blocked it with one of her daggers. As for Raphael aid her to fight. He had given Diablo a gently long cut on his left arm. Diablo's blood slowly ooze out showing a minor wound that Raphael did on him, but as seems they were safe for a second until some foot attacked them. Mona used her tail as her third hand as she wrap a foot soldier's hand and flip him in thy air and wham him to the ground. Raphael slashes the foot of his Sais. Three foot surrounded him as he quickly duck and gave them a triple play. He stood upon them and chucked, unknowing a foot with a sword approached him behind. Mona noticed as she jumped towards Raphael. Raph was startled, as he quickly duck, Mona had tail whipped the foot soldier good. That foot soldier fallen to the ground, Mona glared at Raphael.

Mona: "Be careful next time." Raph responded with a smile. During the brawl a whistle was sounded. Everyone halted and looked at Diablo the one that startled them, he had placed his helmet back on his head.

Diablo: "Since you're unwilling to give us the jewel, then I have no choice….but to attack!" The foot clan understood his orders and obeyed their leader. Donatello faces off a foot soldier he once met.

"I thought I told u deliver the message." They circled around their little arena, they each draw their weapons. "It's was promise."

Don: "I never broke my promise. I delivered it as you said. It's was you who had broken your promise!" The foot soldier suddenly hesitated after a while…he finally let out a voice.

"I guess your right, Donatello. I did break my promise." Then the figure removed his mask and thrown it to the floor. Finally Donatello has seen his face. Short blond hair, his face was a shape of a child's but Donatello had seen his face before…in his toddler's years.

Don: "Tommy…?" He was stunned, as he remembered him.

Tom: "Hey Donatello. Long time no see huh?" He responded as he put away his sword and looked at his reptile friend. "You haven't changed a bit." Donatello was speechless…but something in his mind came up.

Don: "How Celia?" he ask quickly as he remembered that day.

Tom: "Sis? She doing fine, she worried about u." He looked away as he seen his master Diablo attacked Michelangelo at the edge of the roof with a fine spin kick. Mikey was thrown off as he hangs on the edge of the building.

Mikey: "Guys a little help here!" Donatello heard his cry, as he quickly assistance him as for Tommy he followed also. Michelangelo loss his grip as he was quickly receive a helping hand around his wrist by Donatello. Mikey hang helpless at the edge. Diablo approached behind Donny with a sword held high.

Mikey: "Donny Watch out!" Donatello looked behind him seeing he was Diablo's main prey. Tommy had slashes his katana at his master, making a large sharp scar on his metal helmet. Diablo noticed he was betrayed.

Diablo: "Foolish soldier." Tommy glared up at his master.

Tom: "You broke your promise master. You promise you'll never hurt them." Diablo silently remembered he looked upon his pupil.

Diablo: "I guess your right. It's foolish to fight right now, come we'll must hunt that demon, soldier." He walked off leaving Donatello confused. He had approached Raphael, Raph raises his fists. "Raphael." Raphael growled.

Raph: "What?"

Diablo: "About the jewel if u wanted too...just destroy it and don't trust anyone…" Raphael became confused as Diablo walked off to the night followed by his foot clan. Then Tommy went to help his friend, they pulled Mikey too safely.

Mikey: "I don't get it. He was gonna kill us right? And he runs off cowardly?" Tommy shook his head.

Tom: "No. Not cowardly, a wise choice." He walked off after his master, but Donatello halted him with a touch on his shoulder.

Don: "Tommy. You should quit, it's too dangerous." Tommy looked at the floor and made a smirk across his face.

Tom: "You're same as always Donny. But it's that time I have to make a choice on my own." Donatello saddened and removed his hand from Tommy.

Don: "I guess your right." He walked away on him as Tommy walked off the opposite of him.

Tom: "It's nice meeting you again Donny." Donatello looked at his friend one last time as he faded away in the night.

Don: "Just don't get yourself killed, kid."