Hunted

By

Hannio

Chapter Seven

Fight

Disclaimer – None of the characters mentioned in the below piece of fiction belong to me in any shape or form. I'm merely using them for my own entertainment.

Author Note – Ok so I'm sorry about the delay on this chapter. It's been really strange because I've been writing loads just not my chapter stories so sorry about that. Here's chapter Seven though and the good news is I already know what I want to happen in Chapter Eight, which will hopefully mean that it will be updated a lot sooner then this chapter was.

Anyway hopefully you'll enjoy the chapter…

Raphael took a deep breath and nodded as Leonardo looked back at him, a questioning look in his eyes, silently asking him if he was ready. Raphael didn't know why he bothered, he was always ready for action; he glanced at Donatello and Michelangelo and forced the churning feeling in his stomach down, his grip tightening on his Sais. He had a mission to accomplish and if it meant that he may not make it back then that was a sacrifice he was willing to make if it meant that his brothers got out of there safely.

Leonardo nodded back once before his gaze went to Donatello who nodded as well. He looked nervous in the light, not that Raphael couldn't blame him, he felt nervous himself. He almost wanted to call out, to tell Leonardo that Donatello was right and that this plan was insane. That it would be better for them all to stick together rather then separate. How it was madness to attack something or someone who they knew nothing about.

He shook his head and narrowed his eyes. This wasn't the time for doubt. Leonardo was counting on him, Donatello was counting on him, Michelangelo was counting on him and he wouldn't let any of them down.

He took another deep steadying breath and swallowed hard as Leonardo brought his hand up then down in a quick rapid motion, the sound of a loud bang occurred and then the world became a haze of smoke.

Raphael moved, forcing all his thoughts and emotions down as he jumped down from the tunnel his Sais already moving and slicing. He couldn't see them properly but he could feel them, moving around him, surrounding him, never staying in the same place long enough for him to make contact. It had been the same at the lair, almost as though their enemies had been made of shadow.

His breathing was ragged in his ears, the only sound that penetrated the smoke around him. He slashed out again and felt contact. A hiss echoed around him making him shudder. He could hear them now, a chanting in the air that made his skin crawl. He tried to focus, keeping the lessons he had been taught at the forefront of his mind.

It was a game they were playing. Trying to distract him and put him off of his stride, making him focus on the voices instead of his job of giving Donatello enough time to get Michelangelo away. He wondered where Leonardo was; surely the smoke even from five pellets shouldn't be this thick. It should have started to fade not thicken.

He continued fighting, his body moving in the same elegant, savage manner it always did when he fought, his body in autopilot ignoring the turmoil in his mind. Raphael didn't understand where the thoughts were coming from. He had never been bothered by them before. His sai made contact again, this time producing a scream that almost stopped him in his track and then he heard it.

The sound of two sharp whistles.

He turned and began walking away feeling the confusion the action caused as he began moving steadily down the tunnel, focusing on his breathing. He and Leonardo were nearly out of there and then they could catch up with the other two and then they could find somewhere to hide and Leonardo and Donatello could come up with a plan which would make this whole situation make sense.

He wasn't sure what made him turn but he did, twisting and walking backwards. He watched Leonardo hurry towards him, his arm bleeding but the look of relief on his face as he saw Raphael was enough to convince the younger turtle that the other was ok.

Raphael breathed a sigh of relief still walking backwards as Leonardo came to his side. He turned his head, mouth opening to speak when he stopped as one of the figures suddenly materialised behind Leonardo, A sword already plunging towards his brother's unprotected back.

He wasn't aware he had moved between them. The only thing he was aware of was the sharp agony he felt in his stomach. He stopped and glanced down staring as the figure slowly pulled out the sword slick with his own blood.

Raphael blinked once before his knees buckled and darkness took him.

Author note – Righty ho so chapter Seven is now down and as I said I've already got chapter Eight planned in my head. It should be up within two week, possibly sooner but I want to give myself some leeway just in case real life gets in the way again.

Please review but no flames. Many Thanks for reading