Yay! No more death threats! I can sleep soundly tonight… is it just me or am I suddenly developing a corny sense of humor? Anyway… now that I've thoroughly embarrassed myself…. Thanks to 54Viruses, Merdeka21, BigfootSighted, Puldoh, Sapphire93, Lady-Of-The-Rings, Winged-Monkey, The Ghost of , aronoiiel, Michael J Angelo, Kyaserin Marii, villagemonster, Eridani23, hmw95, and Diamond-Of-Longcleave for your reviews. I still don't own the turtles or other related characters. Enjoy!
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Don and Raph sneaked down the sewer tunnel, relieved to finally be away from the Foot-infested roofs. Donny had run over the plan with his brother several times, but he still had an uneasy feeling. He could feel the anger radiating from Raph, and he was afraid he would try to do something rash. Don tried to suppress the feeling and have faith in his brother, but the nagging sense would not go away.
"Yo, Don, look," Raph's voice interrupted his thoughts. Don followed Raphael's gaze and froze in his tracks. They had come to a tunnel that broke off from the one the lair was off of, and down that tunnel, not thirty feet away, was Master Splinter. Their rat sensei was engaged in a fierce battle against at least fifty Foot ninjas. "Change o' plans, Brainiack. Let's go." For once the intelligent turtle had to agree with his brother. The two sprinted down the tunnel and engaged the closest enemy ninjas in combat.
"My sons, where are your brothers?" Splinter said upon seeing his two middle sons join the fight. Don spared a quick glance at Raph, whose face clearly said, 'I ain't tellin' 'im!' Don sighed and, as he used his bo staff to knock one of the ninjas unconscious, called back to his master.
"The Shredder has them. They're in the lair." Don's short speech immediately caused worry to join the determination on the old rat's face. The three mutants fought in silence for several minutes before defeating the Foot ninjas.
"Let us hurry to your brothers. There may be more of the Shredder's minions hiding in the sewers."
Raph nodded and Don grinned. "We're way ahead of you, Master Splinter."
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Leo continued to pull on the ropes, gratified to finally feel them start to give. He had stopped talking a few minutes ago to avoid stirring up suspicion, but he was still wary of his enemy's eyes. He hoped with all his heart that his brothers and sensei didn't come after him and Mikey; it was unnecessary and dangerous. If he could just get free he could cut Mikey loose and get out of there with minimal fighting—at least, he hoped so. Then when they were all together again, they could take down the Shredder as a team.
Leo knew the Shredder was using their strength against them on purpose. He had successfully divided the team and he had no intention of letting them reunite any time soon… if ever. So Leo had to use that to his advantage somehow.
He glanced over at Mikey, who was watching him with big, worried eyes. Of course he was scared—the Shredder had just threatened to kill all of them. But Leo wouldn't let that happen—not in a million years. Not while he was still alive. Not in front of his very eyes…. The very thought caused Leo's heart to nearly stop beating. He knew he would not be able to take any of his brothers' deaths, especially if he had to witness them helplessly. No, he would not let that happen. He would not let the Shredder touch any of his brothers. If he did, it would be over Leo's very dead body. Leo pulled harder on the ropes, remembering his promise to Mikey. Yes, if anyone so much as flicked his baby brother, Leo's body would already be decaying.
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Mikey stared at his oldest brother, willing his ropes to break. He had noticed shortly after the Shredder stopped threatening them that Leo was trying to break free—he only hoped their captor didn't notice as well. He had tried to follow Leo's example, but he quickly realized that he had no chance of doing so without being caught. So instead he just sat and watched Leo struggle to get loose.
Mikey took a deep breath, trying to dispel the anxiety he had been feeling ever since the Shredder's threat. He had been hoping his brothers and sensei were on their way, but after the speech he found himself hoping they were far away and headed in the opposite direction. Of course, the phone call from Donny hadn't helped anything. There was no way he could keep Raph away after that, even if he
wanted to. And Don wouldn't want to keep away—he might not have been as hot-headed as Raphael, but he cared about his brothers just as much. Which meant they were still coming.
So Mikey prayed that Leo would be free long before they got there. He would get them out of this, no question. Shredder had already practically promised not to kill them until the others arrived, so he knew there was a chance, if Leo could get them untied, that they could escape before the Shredder completed his revenge. So he clung to that hope, placing all of his trust on his big brother.
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"That is indeed a wise plan, my son. It is dangerous, but considering the circumstances I do not believe that to be avoidable," Splinter said, nodding to Donatello. There were certain risks involved, but he knew they had no other choice. "Have you already spoken with Ms. O'Neal and Mr. Jones?"
"Yes, Master Splinter. They're on their way."
"Very good, now we must prepare for our part of the plan, my sons."
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Sorry for the wait, I guess maybe death threats are a motivation… wait, what am I saying? Now I'm going to have nasty-looking weapons poking into every part of my body…! Anyway, so not much happened in this chapter, but it's more of a set-up chapter for what happens in the next few chapters. I hope it wasn't too boring. As always, I'll try to update soon. Thanks for reading and reviewing!