A figure in held his clawed gauntlets upto the face of writer. "You know I just realized something, your like an evil combination of Batman and Wolverine." The writer says to the person holding him. "Dark forboding attitude with ninja training a billowing cape and then the spikes on you."
"Amusing." Shredder growled at the writer. "Now tell me what it is that you need to say or I kill you."
"That's the problem with letting bad guys into my disclaimers and stories." The writer complains. "I the texaswookie deny any claim to the characters. Shredder here is the property of Mirage/Image comics while Angel is the property of Joss Whedon. Thank you and good night."
"That will do." THe Shredder says as he takes the writer and tosses him across the room.
"So who are they serving us up to next?" Angel questioned the others as he watched Wesley pull out the next file.
The man grimaced a bit at the way Angel said that before he found the names on the file. "The next potential client is a man by the name of Oroku Saki. He is better known under his alias of the Shredder though."
"The Shredder, really?" The vampire asked disbelievingly at the name as he turned to look at the information that they had on the man.
"Yes, he's a ninja of some type and currently leads the American Branch of the Foot Clan which is a Ninja organization that has been around for a very long time." Wesley continued seeming unbothered about what kind of person that they were dealing with. "The Shredder is a well known underworld leader and assassin. However in recent years it appears that he has been having some problems with vigilantes dressed up as giant turtles that use ninja weapons."
"Turtles," Gunn said skeptically, "they couldn't think of anything other than that when they were getting together than turtles? I mean seriously man who's going to take a bunch of shellback serious?"
"None the less, that is what people believe that they have seen the Shredder and this Foot Clan of his fighting." Wesley defended the report that he was giving. "We have a few blurred photos, but nothing that will give us any type of confirming proof that these supposed turtles."
"Supposed?" Fred asked curiously as she looked at a picture of Oroku Saki. "What do you mean supposed."
"Well it seems that no one has managed to actually gotten a decent look at the things that have stopped him in his various plans. The closest thing they said was that they acted like teenagers other than that we have nothing."
"Could it be a bunch of kappa demons?" Angel questioned curiously. They're somewhat turtle shaped. Maybe this Shredder guy managed to get one of them angry for some sort of transgression or he managed to escape the demons and that's why they're after him."
"That does sound possible, add in the fact that they're a type of demon that is native to Japan there is the possibility that the creatures merely have a grudge against him or maybe his family." Wesley speculated along with the vampire.
"Well as interesting as this is, we do have other things to consider first Angel cakes." Lorne reminded the three men who seemed to be enjoying speculating what type of demons might be tracking the ninja.
"Oh, and what might that be?" Angel asked curiously.
"We need to discuss whether or not we're going to defend this guy. After we've done that we can figure out whether we want to worry about such things like what it is that seems to be hunting the guy and his organization."
"Fine," Angel grumbled, "what are the crimes he has against him?"
"Well, like any good ninja he has murder, planned murder, he's also part of organized crime that he used as recruitment for the Foot Clan. He's accused with, attempted murder, terrorism, assault, he arranged for several experimental medical procedures that deformed several different people and animals that turned some into robots and others into human animal hybrids, some charges of being a cult leader kidnapping, extortion, and using unstable chemicals in the city." Gunn cited to the others grimly.
"What chemicals was he using Charles?" Fred questioned with interest even if she was looking slightly sick at the idea of some of the things that the man had performed.
"Something called TGRI mutagen, also known simply as mutagen." Gunn explained to them.
"Interesting." The woman said as she considered some of the things someone might be able to do with something that could alter someone's genetic structure like that. It wasn't as good as the Goblin formula but it was an interesting one that could be of great use if worked correctly.
"So he didn't try and end the world then?" Wesley asked the others.
"Nope, he's all about getting vengeance on these turtle guys and rebuilding his crime organization. Nothing about ending the world though."
"Pity, I suppose that we'll have to defend him then?" The Watcher stated.
"I doubt it would be all that hard to defend him anyways." Gunn said as he examined the papers for the potential case that they could be working. "From what I'm reading of this despite the fact that he's been living in the U.S he's still technically a Japanese national. That would probably cut down the chance of any of his crimes being brought to court down by half. I also doubt that the underworld would allow one of the leaders of one of their more dangerous crime organizations to be put away without a little bit of effort. I mean the worst that they might try and do is to deport him and he could always sneak back in at a later time."
"All right so we have to represent him then?" Angel asked making sure that he understood just what the street tough had said.
"Yeah exactly man, sorry." Gunn explained to the vampire.
"Fine, show him in." Angel said. The double doors opened and figure strode in and Angel hated to admit it but he was impressed. The figure appeared to be wearing some form of ninja or samurai armor. He had on what looked like a purple tunic made of chainmail, dark pants and boots. He wore wrist, shoulder, and shin guards that had blades sticking out of them. The blades on his wrists gave him an addition weapon during a fight. Over this he wore a royal purple cape that seemed to billow in some unknown wind that made him seem dangerous. The final piece of the outfit though was the helmet that covered all of his face except for his eyes. The helmet was definitely designed similarly to that of the samurai. The human walked with a deadly grace that reminded Angel of a dangerous demon or wild animal. This was not a person to allow too get to close to him as he was likely to strike out without thinking with all the viciousness of a cobra.
"I am Shredder." The figure greeted them before he then bowed to the group. "The Foot Clan thinks that it would be to our advantage to work with you." The figure growled slightly as he saw the green demon sitting alongside of the lawyers. He stopped just as quickly though. "Not a turtle," he muttered to himself as he calmed down slightly.
"Well it's great to see you man." Gunn greeted while the others watched the armored figure cautiously. "You're right though, our boy Lorne here isn't a turtle, frog, alligator, or any other kind of overgrown reptile. He's something a bit different." He assured the ninja.
"Understood." Shredder said as he eyed the demon with interest.
Gunn continued as if the client wasn't eyeing his friend like he wasn't his next big experiment. "I was going over the things in your case and think that we've found the basis for the defense. Seeing as you're not an American it will be extremely easy. Add that in with a few other tricks that I've learned I think that we can get you out of this whole mess and back to your regular work in New York."
"Good," the figure said, "I want to get this done quickly." He informed the group his voice sounding metallic from behind the mask that he wore.
"We just need to know if you plan on destroying the world, after that we'll get on with business." Gunn explained to the ninja crime lord.
"No I don't, the only thing I plan on crushing is those accursed turtles." The figure informed the lawyer with a snarl.
"Very well. We just like to meet our clients and see what we're investing ourselves in before we get all the way in with them. No point in risking our necks for someone that wants to kill all life."
"A very good business strategy." Shredder complimented the young lawyer. "I swear on my honor that I have no intention of destroying the world any time soon. I am more interested in defeating the turtles at this point anyways. They shall rue the day that they challenged the Shredder. I shall find them and destroy them!" The figure said raising one of his clawed gauntlets in the air.
"Just be careful, you wouldn't be the first to allow the personal aspect of your battle to overshadow the true reason for your battle." Wesley advised the ninja.
"Your council is a good one." Shredder said bowing to the group one final time before he turned to leave.