The Other Side

A TMNT Fanfic

Part IX: Facing the Master

Kent simply stood with the blade at his throat. He dropped his Desert Eagle.

"At least you know when to accept defeat," mocked Raph, "We will always win in the end; and do you know why?"

Kent used this opportunity to grip the blade at his throat with his chin and his collarbone and throw it down. Leo was unprepared for such a move and had no time to react. Kent had both of his swords drawn and pointed at the two turtles.

'Whaa!" cried Raph, stunned by the sudden turn in events. Donnie, Mikey and April were about to make a move against Kent, but a powerful voice commanded them to stop.

Kent turned his attention towards a tall figure about tenb feet from where he was standing. Kent barely had time to turn before a giant rat stared him in the face. For the first time in a long while, Kent felt something quiver in his chest. Was it Fear? Awe? He could not tell. He was flipped and thrown before he could query himself about the figure. He sat up painfully, his heart pounding and his breath racing. No more questions were needed. This was Fear.

"Get Out! NOW!" hissed the rat.

Before he knew it, Kent was halfway back to his apartment, running as fast as his legs could carry him. Nothing mattered but surviving now, and if he decided to give chase, Kent knew that he would die. Once he reached his apartment, he closed both the normal door and the reinforced door behind him. He closed his bedroom door and locked it. His sat down at the door, trying desperately to control himself. Once he had calmed down, he began to analyze what he knew.

There was nothing physically terrifying about the Rat man. His face, though it was filled with sternness, seemed rather normal. He had faced much stronger and faster opponents in his day than the one who had just drove him out of the sewers. Hell! Even the Turtles were more physically intimidating than him.

There was something else. Something about him had sparked Fear in Kent. He didn't know what it was, but he did know one thing.

Kent Knew that he would never again be able to rest easily with that…..thing still alive and breathing.

He would have to put it down, one way or another.