As it fell back to his side bullets rang out through the building. Sam grabbed Frankie, as she ran full speed behind the crates, trying to beat the bullets. As she threw her body behind her blockade a bullet clipped her knee. She grabbed it, bringing it to her chest as Frankie readied her guns. Wood chips threw through the air covering Frankie's hair with them, her wincing to see there a small space where some crates didn't meet. She pointed her gun inside the hole and fired. Yelps of pain came after and Frankie kept her finger on the trigger.
Casey laid his body over April's pushing her to the floor as soon as the bullets started. He didn't have time to pick his head up and check on Frankie or Sam. He kept moving his body on April's pushing her towards somewhere safe. He noticed Sam falling hard to the concrete floor in front of him, being shielded by wooden crates.
"C'mon guys, over here." Casey said putting an arm around April and dragging her with him to the crates. Sam kept a hold on her knee as blood gushed through her fingers and pants. Her eyes were clenched shut in pain. Frankie tried to do her best with her gun, shooting aimlessly at the men that were shooting back. Raphael pushed Leonardo over to the crates as Leo leaned himself up against the wall. His dizziness was consuming him. The poison wasn't fully out of his system and this high stressed, intense situation making him have to focus and push himself wasn't helping any. Donnie went to his side and checked his pulse. Mikey looked around for somewhere to dunk into just for a moment to check up on his brother. He looked down a hall that they were on the edge of. There was a door, he didn't know where it lead or what was behind it but it might be just the thing to make sure Leo was alright and that's all he could care about right now. He nudged Casey and pointed to the door. Casey nodded his head as he let Mikey sneak past him and April to go down the hall being unseen.
Frankie put her back to the crates ducking her head to a side where a bullet came through. She steadied her hands loading her gun and began to shoot back at the men. Sam kept pressure on her knee and looked over at Casey and April who was shaking terribly. Poor girl. She thought. Then she noticed Mikey was missing. Her heart dropped.
"Casey…Where's Mikey?" Leo's head popped up from being limp against the wall, his face turned from tired to alert. He let out a sigh, putting his head back against the wall as he saw Mikey pop his head out from around the corner.
Mikey motioned for them to follow him down the hallway to the abandoned room he found. Casey was the first, looking around the crates first to make sure no one saw and then taking April by the hand and coaxing her down the hall. Donnie helped Leo as they all were unseen making their way down to the door Mikey opened. Frankie covered them as Raph grabbed a hold of Sam and followed his brother's.
"Raph, you might need this." Frankie smiled sliding his sai over to him. He nodded his head in thanks and disappeared behind the corner. The bullets bounced off and fell to the floor around them as they made their way down the hall. Sam pushed herself breaking away from Raph's hold. She didn't need help, not yet. They made their way to the door and Sam shut it with her foot. She laid her back on the cement floor breathing heavily while keeping her foot braced on the metal door. Then her knee bent and she used all her strength to push it back but it gave and Frankie fell in next to her. She was bleeding now too. Her shoulder at been shot. She twisted her body next to Sam's on the floor, both of them placing their feet on the metal door and shutting it. Raph placed his back to the door, putting his weight on it.
The sounds of the bullets and screams were muffled behind the door. They must have been in an office. There was an old typewriter and dusty papers scattered around the floor. Donnie forced Leo's eyes open as his body went limp in Mikey's arms.
"His vital signs are fine. His body is reacting to something, making him drift in and out. He won't be any help for awhile." Donnie said towards the group. Raph got up from the door and sat next to his older brother. Donnie moved out of the way so Raph could have a moment with him. Frankie got up and took Raph's place on the door, putting pressure on her shoulder to stop the bleeding.
Casey walked over handing a trembling April to Donnie. He sat down next to Sam who managed to sit up right, bracing her body against the door. He ripped a piece of his shirt off and started to make a tourniquet for her knee. He smiled over at her and she smiled back.
"You always love to get me into trouble, don't ya Jones?" She whispered.
"I'm so sorry Sammy." He said softly putting his head down. She smirked and mussed his hair on his head.
"You're an idiot."
"I'm going back out there. They're going to find us either way, and I'm not going down without a fight!" Frankie announced getting to her feet. Raph looked up at her and over to Sam. Sam nodded her head getting to her feet slowly.
"We have to get out of here. It's the only way." April said looking around the room.
"They just want me. Take Leo home, get him safe. I'll be fine." Sam said looking around the room at shocked faces.
"Yeah right! You think I'm gonna just feed you to the wolves! You're outta your fuckin' head!" Frankie said as Raph stood up to dispute as well.
"She's right Sam. I'm not just gonna stand here and let you get yourself killed." Raph added.
"Me either Sammy girl." Casey said softly.
"Fine then. Donnie, you and April stay here with Leo. Mikey cover, and if anyone comes down the hall, they'll be unarmed just deal with them. Raph since you're so willing to fight, follow Frankie's lead. Casey…" She said handing him a gun. "You'll need this. Just point and shoot. It's that easy." Sam opened the door and took a deep breath. "Ready?" Frankie and Raph both nodded. Casey cocked the gun taking the safety off and nodded too.
"Be careful!" April cried. Casey smiled at her before he left the room.
"Don't worry babe. It'll be a piece of cake!" As he left the room the fake smile disappeared from his face.
Sam and Frankie walked down the hall their backs pressed against it, guns at ready. Sam nodded over to Frankie who nodded back as they turned the corner pointing their guns out in front of them making sure they were clear, they ducked behind a wall as bullets still shot at the crates. Sam smiled looking around seeing the men's focus still there. She looked above her head at the balcony she had been escorted down. She looked at Raph and nodded her head for him to come over. He nodded back and made his way over to her without being seen. She pointed up and Raph followed her finger to a balcony.
"Think you can get me up there?" She whispered. He nodded his head.
"Psh..yeah. What do you weight an ounce?" He put his hand out as she placed her foot in it, her hand on his shoulder for support. He pushed her up as she grabbed onto the metal railing, grasping it tightly and pulling herself up. She put her foot up on the lip in between two bars, lifting herself up and over the railing. Frankie watched and walked over to Raph.
"Alright Red. Let's see what you got!" She smiled as he put his hands out for her foot. He tossed her up to Sam like she was a feather and Sam pulled her up the rest of the way. Casey was next and then Raph was able to jump up himself, grabbing the bars and pulling himself up, no problem. Frankie watched him as his muscles flexed under his weight and he landed on the balcony. She raised an eyebrow and Sam nudged her with a smile.
"I know right." She said before walking away. She ducked into a small hallway, where she could still over look the men below her. Their bullets ran out as the last one that was shot echoed through the building as the metal shell bounced along the floor. He made his way over to the crates with a smile on his face waiting to see the girl's lifeless bodies behind it. He screamed in anger and Frankie giggled. Sam rolled her eyes and laid her body down on the balcony, aiming her gun. She took out one of his hit men, his body falling to the ground. Sam smirked as she took another one out, followed by a Foot Ninja right next to Karai. Karai's face looked down at the lifeless body and back at Sam.
"There!" She yelled and Sam smiled even bigger as men started to race up the stairs. Their bullets had run out, all they had now was brute strength. She'd rather that than bullets any day. She got up from the floor dusting herself off whistling for back up as they all filed behind her. Raph twisting his sais in his grasp and taking a stance next to Sam as Frankie and Casey pointed their guns.
The men yelled and ran up the stairs as they were taken out one by one. Sam finally ran out of bullets as a man was coming at her with all his force. She flipped the gun, holding the barrel and pistol whipping him across the face. He fell back and came at her as she sung it at him again smacking against his other cheek. His teeth flew out of his head as he landed hard against the railing. She kicked him in the chest and flipped his body down to the warehouse floor. Another man came at her and she ducked as his body rolled off her shoulder and she pushed him off her back sending him over the railing. She smiled as she saw Frankie do the same thing next her. She pounded her knuckles against Frankie's as they grabbed hands. They linked together close lining two guys coming at them. Sam stomped her foot down on the guys chest, and then kicked him across the face.
A guy came at Frankie and she jumped in the air smacking her boot across his face. She landed and delivered another spin kicking. He fell back as another guy came from behind him. She flipped back. As one foot came off the ground it slammed up against his chin, as her other foot followed. She landed and took a stance as he held his face. He growled in his hand as blood filled it and came at her again. She smiled kicking him in the chest and roundhouse kicking his face. He grabbed her foot as he twisted it, her body spinning in the air and landing hard against the balcony. She rolled on her back, bending her knees to get up but he was already standing over her. She smirked kicking her foot up as it came in hard contact with his groin. He doubled over in pain, as he curled in a ball on the floor coughing up blood. She got to her feet laughing at his pain, joining back in the fight.
Raph took out one Foot Ninja after the other. Moving his body and sais together as one, gracefully beating anything that came his way. Casey found a blunt object on the floor, and started using that tossing the gun aside. He was never one for bullets. The object was a piece of the railing from Raph throwing one guy against it. Casey tossed the object in front of him, beating anything that came at him.
Soon, there the four stood breathing heavily as one while men groaned or lay dead at their feet. Their bodies shook from adrenaline as smiles reached all of their faces. They all turned towards the sound of clapping through the building. Sam kept a smile on her face as he walked over to the balcony looking up at them. A few remaining Foot Ninja were left as they held out katanas to keep April and the boys back. Karai stood in the middle as she held her katana to Leo's throat. Sam rushed over to the railing grasping it. She saw Karai's blade go tighter against Leo's neck.
"This is where it gets interesting." He said crossing his arms. "I've got something you want. And all I want is you." He smiled. "Give yourself up Sam and your lover turtle and his little friends go free. Try that shit again like you did a minuet ago and they all die." His voice growled at the end. Sam put her head down and weighed her options. She started for the stairs and Casey grabbed her arm. She looked back at his sad eyes.
"Don't do this." He whispered.
"I have to. I love him."
Sam put her head down as she started to walk down the stairs. Raph's looked at Sam at those words. "I have to. I love him." They rang through Raph's head. He couldn't let this happen. He knew he had it out with his brother on a daily basis and sometimes Leo made him so mad he couldn't see straight but he didn't deserve this. To lose someone like Sam, for his whole family to lose someone like Sam. There wasn't that many Foot. Karai, Sam will handle her. He grabbed Sam as she walked away from Casey.
"Tell me you have a plan." He asked his eyes on her sad face. She looked at him in question and then back towards the brother's and April. This was easy. She could handle this. Not that many Foot left and Karai, but I'll handle Karai. Easy. She looked back at Raph and winked. He smirked and it slowly faded so it wouldn't be seen.
She walked down the stairs and noticed her katana lay in its strap next to the stairwell. She smiled at it and remembered as her back slammed against the staircase from being sent through the air the strap slipped off her shoulder. She had no time to grab it then as she tried to help Frankie. But now, now she had time.
She jumped from the side of the stairs and grabbed it as she landed. She kept on her knees and tucked her body rolling across the floor, taking her katana from its strap and stabbing it into the man's portly belly. He hunched over in pain falling to his knees before Sam. She got up slowly as his eyes followed her. She put her foot on his shoulder and slid his body from her blade. His eyes went lifeless as he fell to the floor. She looked up at Karai as she looked down at the man's lifeless body. She looked back at Sam holding Leo's shoulder closer to her, pressing the blade to his neck again.
"If you wanted to kill him, you'd do it." Sam said walking closer to Karai. Sam kept walking towards Karai until she noticed crimson drip out behind Leo's olive skin. She stopped.
"You're killing him." Karai said in a low tone. Sam narrowed her eyes.
"He's dead." Sam said motioning towards the lifeless man on the floor. "I'm in no part of this anymore. You want your money? Fine. When the cops come and I get a reward for him I'll give it to you. Give me Leonardo!"
"This isn't about money you fool!" Karai scoffed. "Seeing him and his brothers in pain is reward enough. But you! You had to get in the way of that! You ruined this whole plan. It'll be easier just to get you out of the way!" Karai hissed throwing Leo aside and coming at Sam with her blade in one switch motion. Sam stopped Karai's blade with her own kicking Karai off her. Karai stumbled back coming at her again with a growl as Sam blocked the strike, spinning away from Karai. They circled one another before running at each other. Their grunts and growls were the only other sound besides the striking of their blades.
Frankie watched from above and had enough. She jumped down from the balcony and landed running over to the brother's and tackling a Foot Ninja to the floor. Mikey looked down at her and then back up at Raph. He smirked and turning his comment towards Donnie.
"Kinda reminds you of someone huh?" Mikey chuckled.
Frankie grabbed the katana from the Foot she tackled, flipping backwards as the two remaining Foot came at her. She smiled as they started to fight. Raph jumped over the railing to the balcony following Frankie's suit. He couldn't let her fight alone.
"Two against one isn't really nice fellas." He smirked as he blocked a katana coming at Frankie with his sai.
Mikey and Don were free and they ran over to Leo making sure he was ok. He was still out of it and beside the broken flesh on his neck, he was fine externally. But Don had no idea what was going on inside him. He needed to get Leo home and run blood samples. Mikey helped Donnie as they dragged Leo away from the fights and held his brother's body close to his.
"You have three option's Karai." Sam said pushing Karai's blade from her own.
"Threats are useless here." She hissed back.
"One." Sam said in a grunt blocking Karai's blade and pushing her away. "We walk out of here alive, as you and your flying monkeys lay on this floor dead." Karai shook her head and growled coming at Sam again. Sam flipped out of the way, landing on her knee, blocking Karai's blade with her own, as Karai put more strength down making Sam's back bend. Sam could feel her endorphins kick in as she pushed back sending Karai's body off hers. She stumbled falling to the floor as Sam hurried to her feet kicking Karai in the face. Karai rolled on the floor and jumped up to her feet swinging her blade as Sam jumped back as it came inches from slicing her stomach. Karai spin kicked her across the face, then swinging her blade at her again. Sam blocked the blade and high kicked Karai in the face. Her head snapped back as her body stumbled once more.
"Two." Sam said breathing heavier now. "You get a nice little ride with your flying monkeys too a tiny little jail cell. Have a trial which I suggest you pled insanity because let's face it, your fuckin' nuts." Sam smirked as Karai came at her again. This time Sam grabbed her wrist that held the blade twisting it as the blade fell to the ground. She pulled Karai's face into her knee, having Karai's body go limp and fall to the floor.
Karai was slow to get up wiping the blood away from her lip. Sam moved her weight from foot to foot waiting for Karai to retaliate. "And Three, I don't kill you but I break you. I break your sprit and your will to ever come looking for these brothers again. You and your Foot Ninja are done running these streets. Now get up and let me finish this." Karai glared at the women that hovered a blade inches from her face. She wouldn't be defeated. She reached into her pocket.
"You forget one thing." Karai said with a bloody smile. "I will finish what my father started. Make no mistake of that!" Her last words were faded by her disappearing act. Smoke billowed from around Sam as Karai was gone.
"Coward!" Sam yelled in the air.