"Do you require nourishment?" It was asked blandly, and understandably so as the person asking was disinterested. Nay merely glared though having a severe sense of deja vu, it was like Latveria all over again.
"Very well, have it your way." She watched him leave from the corner of her vision. As soon as the wooden door slid shut behind him she relaxed and released a sigh seeing she was in the clear.
Now was her best shot of escaping, she knew using and or tricking the guy, who she has now nicknamed Lucifer, into doing anything was never gonna fly. She knew by observing his behavior and characteristics that he was intelligent, liked to have control, wasn't afraid to play dirty, and was certainly power hungry. She knew he had her simply because she was a pawn in whatever game he was playing, she could've seen it a mile away. Her best bet was to remove herself from the playing field and that meant using every skill she ever learned or was taught. Hopefully she wasn't rusty.
Scanning her cage she noticed that the classic cubed shaped cell was screwed together, though on the outside, the face of the phillips head screw easily noticeable. Nay quickly got to work rubbing her gold bracelet on her left hand to warm it with friction so she could pry it open. She thanked God that it was gold and not brass, because gold was very malleable when warm and had a low melting point. It took longer than she would have like but she got it off and began to straighten it till one end was flat.
She got up and reached through the bars and held the now flat bracelet edge to the screw. A few tries and several turns later and she fumbled to catch the falling side she opened before it clattered to the ground and alerted someone. Quickly she propped it against the rest of the cage before sneaking out toward the door.
She crouched low against the door frame, and slowly peeked her head out to see if anyone was there. She ducked quickly at the sound of what she assumed to be a servant running an errand. The pattering of hurried steps soon dissipated, and when all was quiet Naomi made a break for it.
As Donnie dealt the final blow to the last of the strange tree like creatures they were fighting Leo looked down at his broken katana. None f them noticed a strange floating man in lotus position come down till he addressed them.
"Preliminary match completed in 54.3 guagums. The Guntai are eliminated from the competition." Leo watched confused as the creatures got up, and bowed to them as a gong rang out. " Now, if you Slauntags will..."
"Slauntag?" Donnie stared at the man, creat...well male thing.
Raph glared at the guy, they were wasting too much time. "You talking ta us?!"
All four suddenly turned at the sound of four large thuds, and what looked like armored green turtle esque creatures. Each brandishing the same weapon and looking to fight.
"Wait...wait a moment. This is not correct." The man, thing, began floating towards them. "There has been some mistake. The Guntai were to fight the Slauntags, not you Earthers. In fact, the only Earther registered is a Hamato Splinter."
Each brother nearly gasped at the name.
"Hamato Splinter?" Raph approached the man.
"Master Splinter?" Mikey rubbed his head in thought, but Leo lost the rest of his patience.
"Where is he!?" Mikey put a hand to Leo plastron to try and calm him.
"This is not as it should be. Now I have to reschedule the match between the Guntai and the Slauntags." They watched perplexed as the man lifted his strange paddle, and a familiar thing happened. I giant wall of water came from nowhere and surrounded the two alien races including the man. Then as sudden as the water wall came it was gone, and with it all who were inside.
"What was he going on about?" Mikey looked to his brothers for any type of answer, but the one he got reminded them all why they were there.
"I don't know and I couldn't care less." Raph heaved an angry sigh. "We gotta find Splinter so we can get Nay back, then gladly blow this popsicle stand."
Naomi held her breath as she heard another patrol go by. She nearly swore mentally. She didn't think she was quite this important. Her ears picked up a conversation just outside her hiding place so she listened carefully as a group of guards stood by the giant vase she was in and tried to figure out where she could've gone.
"She wasn't in the servants corners nor hiding anywhere on the lower three floors."
"It would be impossible for her to gain access to anything higher, did you sweep the dungeon and training rooms?"
"Yes, sir. Do you think she might have gotten outside the palace walls?"
"It's slim but yes. Send extra guards to the denser areas and have her description circulating. The Damiyo's son wants her found."
She heard a chorus of 'yes sir's' before silence reigned again. Slowly she popped her head out of the vase, soon the rest of her followed as she ran quickly through the empty halls. Nay made sure to stop at every corner and sweep the sections before continuing. True to the conversation she heard, the number of guards in the palace was low due to the search for her outside, making it easier to slip through the inadvertent cracks they made.
Finally she found herself two floors down and looking for an exit. Lucky enough for her she stumbled across what looked like a cleaning servant. She wasn't sure if he had an official title or anything, but watching him wash and dust the halls she figured he didn't have time to do much else.
Quietly she ripped a strip of cloth from the lower part of her outfit and wrapped both ends around her hands. Drawing the cloth taut she crept up behind him slowly before wrapping it around his neck. She made quick work as soon as he passed out. The man had two robes on, and only needing one, quickly changed then hid the slumbering male behind a large decorative statue of armor. She made sure he wasn't easily soon before whispering an apology and hightailing it down the next set of stairs.