With that same determination in her, Lavi strode into the empty control room. That in itself was odd sign, there usually was was always somebody in here. Lavi didn't give it any thought. She just marched right up to the panel she needed, the panel that activated the ground bridge. Her hands moved swiftly, having been taught by Kyle on how to operate it, and plugged in the coordinates she had memorized from Dante's laptop. Before she could pull the lever to open it however, a hand reached around her to grab her wrist.

"What are you doing?" Ty asked her, his tone furious. Dante came walking up behind them, his face a little concerned over what he and Ty had just walked in to.

"I'm going to find Father! That's what!" Lavi snapped as she tried to rip her arm out of her brother's grasp. He wasn't letting go though.

"Lavi..." Ty rubbed his face in exasperation. "We've already had this conversation."

She glared at him as she tried to pull her arm free again. "Let me go!"

"No sis. He wouldn't want that. You know that as well as I do."

"He also doesn't want to be doing this!" She finally managed to free her arm and tried to open the bridge again.

And Ty blocked her from reaching it. "No Lavi!"

By this point their argument caught the attention of their missing cousins.

"What the hell is going on now?" Thane grumbled as he and Ari approached.

Ari was a bit quicker to catch on after she took everything in with a glance. "Come on Lavi. Ty's got a point. Not even your mom could get through to him, he could seriously hurt you.

Anger and frustration filled the young turtle as she was once again outnumbered. Her jaw clenched with the outburst she was trying to contain. "Fine!" She snarled through those clenched teeth. "I'll just sit here while they are out there doing who knows what!" She turned and stomped away.

Ty shook his head with a sigh as he turned to his cousins. "Sometimes she's worse than mother." He mumbled.

"C'mon Ty." Dante replied. "I can kinda understand where she is coming from. She's just worried is-"

Dante cut off in shock as Lavi came suddenly running back up towards them, her eyes determined. She easily flipped over her brother and landed lightly on the control panel before kicking the switch to activate the ground bridge. Before her stunned sibling could turn and grab her, she was already flipping off and ran through the now open portal and ran right through it without even looking back.

Ty stared dumbfounded a moment before he started cursing violently under his breath. "Lavi!" He thundered as he quickly followed. "Get back here!"

Thane just rolled his eyes as he followed the twins and the remaining cousins followed him before the bridge closed back up behind them, leaving them trapped on the other side.

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"Mortals do you wish to help your mates?" was the first words I heard after landing very hard on my bottom. I didn't know the voice, the male voice, and right off the bat I couldn't even pinpoint him until it dawned on me that it came from behind me. I cautiously turned to face the man, men I should say. There were a group of them, and they were all looking at me and the others with a look of something resembling contempt. I resented that right off the bat. I didn't even know them and they didn't like me. At least give me the chance to piss you off before you judge me.

Caitlin was looking around with wide eyes, her breathing coming in quick, frightened pants as she took everything in.

Cris wasn't as reserved with her initial reaction as she got to her feet. "What the hell! Someone is going to pay for that!" She was rubbing her butt. "Which one of you ass munches do I slap!"

That one earned Marina's hand slapping over her mouth as she cooly studied our surroundings. "Cris...um...I think this is more than it seems at the moment..."

Our feisty turtle sister wife slapped that hand right back off again. "I don't care! I'll still punt kick their ass! Who did that!"

I got slowly to my feet, trying to take everything in even as I restrained the urge to pummel someone myself. That shit hurt. It was then my shocked eyes noticed Jessica as she came running up, her face a mix of fear and anger. "Do not believe a fucking word he says! You think the Japanese gods are ass holes? These cock suckers are even worse." She grabbed my arm and pulled me to my feet even as her team closed in, shooting the men stares that could kill an elephant. Now wasn't that a cheery sight... Stuck in fluffy cloud land with individuals that obviously didn't get along. My turtle sense was tingling, and I didn't like it.

"I will give you a hundred dollars," Maranda told Cris "to punch that fucker, right there, in the face." She pointed to one of the men. The boss man I was assuming, since he was the one standing there with the most high and mighty expression.

"That money isn't worth her life." Jessica flatly replied, still just a glaring away.

"Answer my question humans." Ok, so it was Mr. High and Mighty that talked. And he really wasn't getting on my good side. I did have a name, and it really wasn't too hard to ask it. Call me human...pfft... Asshat. Who the hell was this guy anyway?

"Why do you have to drag humans into our bull shit!" Jessica flared. "Send them back!"

"You should have killed those champions when you had the chance." He replied. Now wait just a god damn minute...

"And you should have just butt out." Jessica snarled at him, then her hands and eyes started glowing this creepy black color. I blinked a little on that one. Had no idea why I was surprised, already guessed by now that our new friends weren't what they appeared to be.

And Jessica wasn't the only one not happy. Cris' eyes flared dangerously. "You mother fucker..." Cris was known for her talent with throwing weapons, and she proved to everyone why when a kunai launched out of her hand before Marina could stop her. "How fucking dare you! It's not even their fault!" Marina and I wrestled her to the ground and sat on her and she was screaming like a banshee the whole time. "Kill them? I'll fucking rip your throat out! Rip your nuts off and shove them up your damn nose!" Even with us placed firmly on top of her, she still somehow managed to throw another knife at him.

"Cris!" I snapped at her. "Stop it!"

Marina looked flatley at arrogant ass as he just calmly waved a hand to make the knives vanish before they even hit. Oh great... Magical menacing munchnuggets... "That right there should prove our devotion to them well enough. Good job on pissing her off genius." Caitlin was watching it all with scared eyes as she stood nearby, looking like she was about to cry.

"You females should be happy I don't just kill the nuisance myself." He snarled back. "I will make a deal with you."

Jessica placed herself between them and us. "Dad I swear to fucking god. Leave them alone! We'll handle this ourselves!"

"I think that is for them to decide." Dad replied. Then those eyes wandred over to us again. "I do not care for you, and I do not care for your mates. But our daughters have more pressing matters than to deal than other gods' affairs."

"Mother fuckers be in denial." Marada muttered as she crossed her arms. "I ain't doing Jack shit. Especially for them." That was meet with a round of agreeing nods from the rest of them, especially Jessica and Bre.

"I fucking hate you guys so much." Jessica growled with a look of death again. "And for the record? You don't care about anyone! You haven't even seen your fucking grandson! Pack sand!"

He looked at her, his face softening ever so slightly. Or maybe it was just wishful thinking on my part. I wasn't holding him up in the high regards department by this point. "Grandson?"

"Some fucking gods," Jessica muttered to him "wouldn't let you within a 100 mile radius of him anyway. Vicky. You guys have options. Don't accept anything. We'll figure everything out."

Cris snorted at the male group as we let her back up onto her feet. "I dare you to even try that stunt. Looks like an egotistical godling is very sure of himself. Where's the fucking door to this place? If he mentions killing the guys one more time imma strangle him."

My eyes had locked onto macho man by then, my own anger coming to the surface. "I don't think I give a rat's ass about you either. Seem more interested in trying to get into a pissing contest with..." I blinked as what had been said finally dawned on me. Hey, I had my slow moments too. "Wait...did you say daughters?" I looked at Marina. "Did he say daughters?" You had to be kidding me...

Marina just nodded.

I facepalmed. "Oh boy..." I gave Jessica a very long, flat look. "You couldn't tell us this before hand why?"

"Does it matter?" Marina answered instead, her eyes narrowing. "But I'm starting to agree with Cris. They throw another threat like that around I'll help her hold him and give her my knife so she can proceed with ball removal."

Jessica didn't look to happy that we made the connection. "That's why we never told you. They are total ass holes, plus the subject never really came up. And on top of everything, only a handful of people know what we are, and we try to keep that. Plus we didn't think we'd be working with you too much..."

Caitlin flinched violently at that as she eyeballed the men. "Guys...do you really need to be pushing our luck here?"

"They started it." Cris mumbled.

"How old are you? Two?"

Cris flipped her off.

I refused to be intimidated by them. My arms crossed and a brow came up. "Excuse us for not properly cowering in fear in front of you. You're not our first exposure to the supposedly mighty and all wise immortals. And you are about as stuck up as some others I've met. Now...would you mind showing us the door? We have husbands to find since you take forever to get to the damn point."

He snorted at me. Lord, I was really wanting to shove my asp up his nose by this point along with his balls. "You wish to feel your mate with a bond he is too powerful to expose you to with his dragon form."

Cris opened her mouth to say somethng. More than likely a smartass comment.

"His 'totem spirit' as they call them." One of the others spoke up before she could. "We can give you that ability to withstand that power easily, and get through to him."

"But by all means." Asshole number one pointed. "The door is right there. However, I don't think your children would take too kindly to letting a sure chance slip through your fingers. Just my opinion."

"Get out of their heads!" Bre snapped. "Stop twisting everything!"

Cris mouth closed right back up again and we all looked at each other. With that one phrase they had our immediate attention. But we didn't like it. My jaw was clenching tightly as Marnia snarled at them. Cait took what they were saying in with confusion until it dawned on her, then she blinked.

I turned my gaze from the others and glared back at him. "What's the fucking catch? I know your type well enough to know there is going to be a damn catch."

He put his hands up innocently. Innocent my ass... "No catch."

Jessica wasn't buying it. She glared her father down before spinning me around to face her. "Pain. Lots. And lots. Of pain. I'm talking bones breaking and reforming, skin stretching, everything ripping and tearing. It'll be an agony unlike anything you've ever felt. And on top of that. They can ask favors of you. Whenever. You're bound to them like the turtles are bound to their gods. You don't have to do this. We'll figure something out."

Asshole number two spoke up, sounding a bit smug. "Well if that's the case. I'd hurry and think of something. Chaos crystal isn't good for them last I checked.

"Shut the fuck up!" Megan, the calm, collected, cold one, might I remind you, snapped at him, her eyes and hands glow angrily. I had a strong feeling that one was her sperm donor. "No one asked you to speak!"

My jaw was clenching hard enough to where I was scared that I was going to break some teeth. Caitlin was terrified. She was beginning to tremble.

"Good god..." Cris stared at them "what are they going to do? Turn us into dragons or something?"

"I'd like to know myself." Marina said as her arms crossed.

By that point I had regained my composure...somewhat. "I don't care about the pain, I'll gladly go through that and more if it gives me a chance. But I won't go into this blind. What exactly are you wanting to do? What can you possibly give me when Amaterasu already gave the most powerful spirits she has to the guys?" I narrowed my eyes at him, clearly letting him know I wasn't afraid of him. "Spirits even other gods are hesitant to tangle with i might add. I'd be extremely careful of trying to ask for anything from us, because there might be a god ass BBQ going on up in here." See? I could throw out veiled threats too.

He smirked at me. The motherfucker was smirking at me! Gah! I so wanted to punch that look off of his face... "You won't be tied down to spirits. We have been blessing mortals since the beginning of our time, we have perfected it far longer than those Japanese gods. Because we know you humans can be good servants. We know how to make you dangerous without limits, yet keep you on a leash. We can offer you rank, a power stronger than the one you will face."

Jessica rolled her eyes. "Speaking in fucking riddles. He will turn you into something called a wing saber. They were our version of angels, and they actually had ranks amongst gods. In fact, Amauro, or Unicron as you knew him, would send these wing sabers to kill gods. They were eventually used to torture people, after I took Unicron's place and rank, I got rid of them. They were a symbol of pure evil. You will hold the power of low ranking gods, maybe a couple ranks below my cousins. And you won't have an entity to corrupt or attempt to control you. You'll have something called a core, which just produces energy as you need it, that will be your spirit/entity equivalent."

"I remember when wing sabers were nice and did anything for the Elemental race." Maranda gave the men a happy "go fuck yourself" look. "Kind of like you guys did. Then you went into dick mode and I would rather eat gum off of the new york streets that were full of needles than talk to you now." She smiled brightly.

Asshole dad ignored her as he looked at me. "I am not here to convince you mortal. Take it or leave it, it makes no difference to me. All it takes is time, but I have all the time in the world. Your mates? Well not so mu-" I blinked as he got nailed in the chest with some kind of energy blast that came from Jessica. Even as I turned towards her, the black glow faded from her eyes.

"Shut the fuck up! Piece of shit..."

He turned on the lightshow himself, his eyes glowing a gold color. Great...I was about to be caught up in the middle of a god smack down...

Jessica didn't back down as her arms crossed and she glared at him. "You've pissed me off for the last time. Hold your fucking tongue. Fuck."

I was rubbing my face in aggravated frustration, then I sighed and looked at the walking lightbulb. "Your definition of power and mine vary. You see it as tying them down, but those spirits are just as noble as the turtles they are bound to. That alone makes them more powerful than I'll ever be. But it seems you'll never understand the reasoning on why." I smiled sweetly at him. "And you keep thinking you'll have us on a leash. Whatever helps you sleep at night." This fucker obviously didn't know what he was getting himself in to. I mean...has even even met this family?

"And we don't care about no damn rank." Cris added. "We just want the guys back."

"Because we love them." Marina quietly told them. "But I'm thinking that's something you also don't understand."

I turned and looked at the others, asking them the question with my eyes. I wouldn't force them into this. I already knew I was going to do this if it gave me a chance to reach Leo. I couldn't make the decision for them however. One by one a slow nod met my asking look, even terrified Caitlin gave her agreement with that quiet gesture.

"You sure Cait? We saw what the guys went through with their change, this is going to be just as bad if not worse."

She was shaking, but she just nodded again.

I closed my eyes with a heavy sigh, then opened them to face the god. My expression firmly set now that I had an option placed in front of me. My voice didn't waver. "Do it."