Disclaimer: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Mass Effect do not belong to me. They belong to their respective owners, namely Viacom and Bioware.
Also, a slight sexual reference and some violence.
Building in the Mid-Ward District overlooking the Factory District, Tayseri Ward, the Citadel, Widow System, Serpent Nebula.
February 21st, 2183.
"C'mon, c'mon, c'mon..., where are you, Mikey"?
Only five yards away from the boundaries between the Mid-Ward District and the Factory District, Leonardo anxiously looked out, hoping to see amongst the many containers, their youngest brother amongst it all.
After he, Donatello and Raphael went up to the surface to begin searching, Leo was very surprised to be receiving a call on his omni-tool from Mikey.
And he was equally worried about what Mikey was saying about armed men who were pursuing him with guns and electric sticks. The call was cut short and Leo got really worried. He then had Donnie try and trace the call, and after anxiously awaiting, they eventually got the location of the car lot where Mikey had been.
And they went on running, not intending on pausing.
But then, they had stopped after Mikey called again, much to Leo's relief. Mikey had knocked out the Capture Team and had left the Car Lot, for he was worried that there'd be more guys on the way, but that was the least of his problems, for he found that a skycar was trailing him, and Mikey now suspected that it was following him.
Leo had to ask Mikey to calm down, and told him to head for the Factory District and that they'd meet him there. Mikey then affirmed Leo's decision and cut the call, all the while being completely unaware that they were being overheard by unseen ears.
And thus, the three turtles rushed towards the Factory District.
And now...,
"So, what's the plan, Leo"?
Looking at Raph, "Well, Donnie's newest trace, of Mikey's omni-tool, was pinpointed Mikey to be within the Factory District. But however, I want all of you to be ready for anything. I suspect that whoever is after Mikey, might be bringing reinforcements.
Now, stay sharp, and let's go get our brother".
Amongst the containers of the Factory District, within the shadows, was Kai Leng, armoured in his custom armor, with his single ninjato sheathed on his back, a Rosenkov Materials Volkov sniper rifle being carried by a small handle on the telescopic sight and a Rosenkov Materials Karpov pistol slung on the pistol holster on his right hip.
Crouching down on top of another container, Leng set down his Volkov, laid down comfortably into a comfortable shooting position and thus, the whole process of setting up for a perfect shot became second nature to him.
Leng, having been an N7 during his Alliance days, was familiar with a sniper rifle and knew how to use it.
But however, he wouldn't be using it against the Turtles. No. For he had other Cerberus operatives besides himself, working alongside him in the Factory District, to take on the Turtles.
And besides the fact they had orders to take them in alive, Leng usually preferred to get up close and personal with his targets.
So now, he was using his rifle to take a look at the other three Turtles, who were now seemingly on the way to find their brother. And it was slightly difficult, for they seemed to be very good at moving from shadow to shadow, and also, sticking to the higher ground.
Admirable, but it will not save them...
And soon, at one point, Leng got a lucky break when he saw that the three turtles were stopping for a moment, presumably to try and see any sign of their brother. And thus, Leng was able to get a good look at them. A purple masked turtle welded what seemed like a staff weapon, while a red masked turtle welded two sai. The blue one meanwhile, who looked to be in charge, judging by how the two turtles all looked to him for answers and by the sort of exterior he seemed to project, welded what appeared to be two Japanese swords.
Another sword welder, eh? This will be interesting...
"Operative Leng. We're in position".
When Leng prepared for his trap, he called upon Jack Webber to gather some more reinforcements in order to get the trap set. And it turned out that Director Bishop agreed with Leng's plan, for that request was granted.
"Excellent. Now, start patrolling your assigned sectors. I'll be ready to call you. Leng out".
Leng had planned to have his Cerberus reinforcements, start aggressively patrolling in teams, assigned sectors given to them. And all but one section of the Factory District was to be covered.
Then, when he confirmed that the Turtles had taken the bait, he'd call in the trap, and have the reinforcements move in on his position.
And this assigned sector that Leng forbade the other Cerberus operatives to patrol? An lone warehouse and an sizable area surrounding it. He reckoned that the orange masked turtle would have to take shelter somewhere and if he left one alone, the Turtle would take it.
And soon, he continued watching the three other turtles, who were anxiously watching for any sign of their brother, until the leader got an omni-tool call, and answered it. Leng reckoned that the Turtle had found someplace to hide and was telling the blue masked leader where he was.
Slowly, Leng got up and retreated further in the shadows, calling Rasa.
"Leng here. Did you get that call"?
"Affirmative, Leng. Seems like your plan worked. The turtle went to a warehouse of some sort. He isn't sure which, but he did mention that there wasn't any of our guys patrolling outside it. So that'll mean..."
"They took the bait. Thanks, Rasa. Anyway, I do believe that I have turtle soup on the menu. I'll be in touch".
"Leng, remember. We need them alive".
A sigh and a sarcastic, "I know, I know, argh, such lack of faith in me, Rasa. Don't sweat it, they'll be in one piece".
"Good. Oh, and one more thing. Be careful, Kai".
After the call ended, Leng took notice at her last words. Sure she was a friend, and they engaged in casual sex, and he thought that they both understood that it was a 'friends with benefits' relationship, but clearly, Rasa seemed to be either wanting more than that, or was just simply expressing concern.
Leng shook his head, there was no time to be thinking about that.
But he would definitely be talking about this with Rasa, that was certain. After the mission was done of course.
Leonardo, Donatello and Raphael were moving from shadow to shadow, trying to keep out of sight from the patrolling armed men who were all over the entire Factory District, it now seemed.
And Donnie was tracking Mikey's call via his omni-tool.
Jumping across from container to container, swiftly and silently, the Turtles made no sounds to bring themselves to the attention of the armed men patrolling.
But then Donnie noticed something on his omni-tool tracker and whispered, "Hey, stop for a bit guys".
"What is it, Donnie"?
"The tracker signal's getting stronger. I think we're getting much closer to Mikey".
"Excellent. Lead on, Donnie".
7 minutes later, within Warehouse 2758, a lone orange masked teenage mutant ninja turtle was hiding within it, trying very hard to relax, but despite the fact that none of the armed men were patrolling near by, he felt really uptight and ever alert, as if an armed force would suddenly charge through the doors.
And he was very afraid of the shadows, as if hands would come out and take him.
And Mikey hadn't holstered his nunchaku either. he was keeping them in his hands, ready to use it.
A creak from up top, made Mikey snap his view towards the roof.
He was now really edgy and starting to hyperventilate.
But then an omni-tool call came out of nowhere, and Mikey jumped and yelped in fright.
Falling flat on his shell, Mikey groaned as he got up and accessed his omni-tool.
"That you Leo"?
"Yeah, Mikey, it's me. Listen, you really need to keep calm. I could hear you yelling all the way from up on the roof. You can only imagine if those armed men heard that. Anyways, listen. Me, Don and Raph are entering through the skylight. Everything will be fine, Mikey. We'll get you home free, I promise. Understood"?
A pause and "Yeah, yeah, I hear ya, Leo. I'll see you soon".
After Leo cut the call, he looked over to Donnie and Raph, who were by one of the retractable skylights, and Donnie was currently accessing into the skylight system, trying to get it open. Raph was hanging back, observing his surroundings.
"Donnie, how's that bypass working"?
After a few murmuring noises and humming, there was a sound of a successful bypass, and the skylight started retracting.
Donnie did a fist-bump and went "Yes"!
"Alright, Don, Raph, follow me in".
Leng had also been moving from container to container, shadow to shadow, having had to leave behind his Volkov with his skycar, for he reckoned, that it'd only be a hinderance from here on then.
So, he only had his Ninjato and his Karpov pistol.
And now looking at the warehouse, Warehouse 2758 to be precise, Kai Leng then accessed his cochlea implant, calling all Cerberus units in the Factory District.
"All Cerberus units, this is Operative Leng. Move on target location and prepare to surround. The targets are in Warehouse 2758. Make sure it is completely surrounded. And be ready to move in on my signal. Leng out".
"You okay, Mikey"?
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine, Leo. By the way, it's great to see you guys"!
Smiling, Leo frowned and then made sharp glares at Donnie and Raph, and thus, he firstly said, "Mikey, I'm sorry for what we said at you back at the lair. And these two have some things to say to you".
Under both his glares, Donnie and Raph uttered apologies for what they said.
And then Leo asked, "Can you find it in your heart to forgive us, Mikey? We've said really mean stuff I really regret, and urhmmm..."
"Dudes, why are you bringing this up now? What's gotten into you? And you really mean that you're sorry? For all those things that you said"?
"Yes, we truly are".
But before any more could be said, the doors opened, and all the Turtles snapped their heads towards the big door that was opening.
Kai Leng, having opened the door with his omni-tool, strolled right through and saw the four Turtles right in front of him.
Then, he clicked some more buttons on his omni-tool and closed the door behind him.
All four of the Turtles were curiously looking at him, one of whom, the blue masked turtle, was sizing him on how to approach a threat.
The red masked turtle started, "So, does anybody have any idea on who this guy is"?
The orange masked turtle then sniggered, "Dunno. Maybe's he's the delivery boy"?
Leng retorted with a straightforward, "Funny. But your attempts at humor will not save you".
The blue masked turtle then started whispering, possible strategies on how to take Leng down, but the red masked turtle however, gritted his teeth, snarled, unsheathed his Sais and charged with a yell.
"RAPH, NO"!
But Leng was ready for him, and used his right palm blaster to release a kinetic blast. The shot hit Raph in the chest, throwing him back right into the group.
"RAPH"!
After he, Donnie and Mikey were thrown back after Raph was thrown right into them, they soon slowly got up, groaning as they did so.
And this strange human, dressed in what seemed to be custom armor, began slowly approaching, taking his time. It was nerve-racking, but then Leo began analyzing him.
The man had dominant Chinese heritage, messy hair and what appeared to be a ponytail. He only had one pistol, a Rosenkov Materials Karpov, judging by the markings on it, holstered on his right thigh.
And soon, as Leo, Don and Mikey drew their weapons out, the mysterious assailant reached for his back, and grasped a weapon.
Drawing it from his left hand, Leonardo saw that it was a monomolecular blade, in the style of a Ninjato.
"Everyone, take him down"!
Immediately, Donnie and Raph charged, and the assailant immediately gotten himself into a defensive stance, holding his sword with two hands now. And his footwork was very akin to ashi-sabaki. And Leo noticed that he was carefully maintaining distance from his opponent. And that he always held his sword up high whenever he maneuvered.
Definitely someone well versed in Kendo, one thing's for sure, this isn't going to be a easy fight...
As the purple and the red masked turtles, charged towards Leng, he stood his ground and awaited for the purple masked turtle, who, welding a Bo staff, was the first to reach him.
The Turtle twirled his staff in his arms and tried to swing it to hit Leng, but Leng swung his ninjato to hit one of the Turtles' hands. Even though he missed, it served it's purpose as the Turtle's attack lost momentum and the Turtle started holding his staff in a defensive position. Leng seized the opportunity and started aggressively striking, the blade of his Ninjato making contact with the staff.
Then Leng saw out of the corner of his right eye, the red masked turtle with twin sais charging for him, and unexpectedly kicked the purple turtle square in his chest area, causing him to drop his staff, and be flung right at the red turtle.
But the red turtle leapt out of the way, and the purple one was flung much further across the room.
"Donnie"!
Raph ignored Leo's cry over Donnie being flung across the room, and yelled as he charged towards the man who knocked him away with little effort, it seemed.
Leng swung his Ninjato, and soon, the red turtle locked them with his Sais. Then, clanging between them began for a while, neither side gaining an advantage, until Leng managed to notice that this Turtle's attacks were driven by anger and rage, clearly he was a hot-tempered one, and thus that could be used to his advantage.
And he did, by swinging his Ninjato into the upper right plastron of the Turtle, causing a cracking sound, and blood spilling out from where Leng's Ninjato made his mark.
The Turtle yelled in pain.
Quickly, Leng pulled his weapon hard, causing more cracking sounds, and soon, the sword was pulled, making the turtle even yell more harder.
"RAPH"!
Then came a whoosh of air. And Leng saw only a chain fly through the air as it then wrapped around his Ninjato, and the orange turtle attempted to yank it out of Leng's hands. But Leng was stronger than the Turtle, and yanked harder, causing the turtle to be flung towards Leng, who then kicked him backwards, causing him to drop the weapon on his right hand.
With three turtles now currently on the ground, the only turtle standing, was the blue one, with two Katana drawn in both hands.
Leng and the Turtle locked glances, and Leng said "Your brothers were slow just as I expected, Turtle".
But however, despite a sharp glare, Leng could notice that this turtle wasn't going to be taken by anger and charge recklessly at him. This one was much more disciplined, it seemed.
"Now let's see if you are more of a challenge, Turtle".
And now, the duel of the two swordsmen begin. Leonardo vs Kai Leng.
Anyways, don't forget to leave a review whenever you can and see you next time! Update (16/4/15): Had to clean up a bit of dialogue.