Of course, before I forget again, the disclaimer:

[NOTE: THIS IS SET IN THE 2003 UNIVERSE AND IS AN OC INSERT! I DO NOT OWN TMNT IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM…Lucian is mine though…AND DO NOT GAIN ANY PROFIT FROM THIS WORK OF FICTION] Right, onwards!

And another chapter done! This one follows the story plot a lot more which made it easier to write…and yet made it difficult too but, as long as you guys enjoy it, any troubles are worth it! man, I still can't believe this is chapter 10 and so close to been 30,000 words long (not including the little bits I do here and down the bottom of course ^_^). It's amazing and I have everyone's whose supported, followed, faved and reviewed to thank for that! So THANK YOU!

Now, read on!

The Fifth Turtle

Chapter 10: Into TCRI We Go

Lucian looked down, arms out to maintain his balance as he walked behind Mikey on the rope stretching from one building to the TCRI roof. He wasn't really in the mood to be pavement paint tonight if it could be helped! April was in the building and Casey causing a ruckus enabling her to slip into the security room and deactivate the roof sensors…apparently anyway. He didn't have a headset but judging by the way the guys were talking into theirs and Mikey asking if they had a Plan B, April was having troubles shutting off the roof camera and sensors.

"April, we'll handle the camera but get the alarm turned off anyway you can!"

They five looked at each other before Don suddenly smiled saying

"Great job April. Guys, the roof sensors are off. Now for the cameras…" Reaching into his bag he pulled out a pigeon puppet and a camera. Handing the camera to Leo he quickly explained the plan and Lucian had to admit, that was pretty clever. Don crept up under the camera, using the puppet to block its view while Leo took a picture of the roof, clipped it onto the brace and planted it right in front of the camera. Don grinned, moving the pigeon away. When no sensors went off, they smiled, Don packing away his things as Mikey said

"I don't know which bothers me more; that this actually works or that Don carries around a pigeon puppet."

Don looked at Leo and then at Lucian who just shrugged saying

"Each to their own" before following Raph over to the vent, watching as the turtle kicked the vent off and peered in before looking at them.

"Hey, it's a fake. it doesn't go nowhere. What type of people would put a fake vent on the roof?" Don jumped up, peering in before he said

"The kind who want this place to look normal." The two jumped down, Mikey asking

"So what now?" Four pairs of eyes turned to Leo as he said

"We cut through a window." Lucian didn't say anything, frowning slightly as he followed the brothers down the side of the building, the sucker caps on their hands and knees the only thing stopping them from tumbling to the ground. He had a feeling that, if the people in the building went so far as to put a fake vent on the roof, then getting in through a window wouldn't be much easier…

He just hoped he was wrong.

Stopping a few windows down, Don pulled out a turtle shaped glass cutter, sticking it to the window and activating it only to put it away soon after saying

"Diamond edged blades and they're not even scratching the surface. This is no ordinary window glass." Lucian sighed and murmured under his breath

"I hate it when I'm right sometimes." They looked at him and he just shrugged, starting to climb back up as Raph said

"We better think of something cause who knows how long that bat happy idiot can keep it up." Lucian couldn't help but nod in agreement and he didn't even know Casey that well! As they reached the roof, Raph frowned and muttered into his headset

"Just keep em busy Casey. How touch can a couple of guards be?" He looked upa t his brothers and just shook his head saying

"Casey's havin' issues." Lucian sat down on the roof edge as Don asked int his headset

"April, the roof and the windows are a no go." The four listened in as April worked her magic before smiling as Leo said

"Thanks, we'll check it out." The four started to move and Lucian sighed, following them back down the west side of the building asking

"So, what are we doing exactly?" Leo opened his mouth as they stopped around a window before closing it, remembering Lucian didn't have a headset to listen in on. The black banded turtle looked over at Raph as he said

"April says there's an exhaust cover we can get in through. But there's nothing 'ere."

"Hold on." Leo held his hand out over the window.

"Hear that. There's air coming out. You can feel it too." Don grinned, holding up his hand over the window too saying

"Amazing, maybe it's some type of hologram." Mikey smiled as well, pushing his hand into the opening saying

"Finally, a way in!" Ignoring his brothers warnings of 'wait!' Mikey dropped down until half his body was inside the hologram. Lucian grabbed his legs as the turtle wobbled before he felt them tense as Mikey let out a small scream and yelled

"Oh oh!" Lucian quickly reached down and yanked Mikey's belt, pulling the turtle upwards right before a blast soared out of the opening. The force of the pull cause Mikey to head butt the black banded turtle, both suddenly trying to regain their balance as Don yelled

"Mikey! Lucas!" before both suddenly let out a cry and fell, knocking Don down with them. The trio cried out as they fell before Mikey spun upwards yelling

"Don! Kick off of me quick!" Yanking out his bo-staff Don kicked off Mikey, grabbing the wall before reaching backwards with his staff. Mikey pulled out his nunchuks, sending one up to hook around Don's staff while the other went out towards Lucian for the mint green turtle to grab a hold off, all three hitting the wall, metres from the pavement. Mikey looked down, Lucian giving him a thumbs up before Mikey looked back up at Don asking

"Woah, you got an clean underwear in that goody bag of yours?" Lucian laughed while don just grinned replying

"You goofball" before the trio climbed back up the building to where Leo and Raph were waiting.

Once they rejoined, Don contacted April about the booby-trapped entrance. Waiting a few seconds, the hologram wavered and then vanished revealing the entrance. Quickly, the five turtles climbed in, Don letting April know so she could get out! Going by the way they looked worried for a bit and Leo asking if Casey and April were alright, things didn't quite go as smoothly as planned but it sounded like they were safe now. Don then frowned as their headsets fuzzed and died out as he said

"There must be some kind of signal dampener in here." Lucian frowned at that, asking as Don put the headsets away

"Wonder why…" The purple banded turtle shrugged before looking over at Raph as he shushed them, pointing down at the vent in the floor. Approaching quietly, the group looked through the vent as a guy passed beneath them wheeling a large tray carrying containers of some sort. The moment he passed, Raph yanked the grate up and dropped down quickly followed by the other four, all hiding when the guy turned to look back over his shoulder…seeing nothing and continuing on his way through the door at the end of the hall.

Immediately, five turtles followed after him, Leo pushing open the door and entering into a square room with four doors, including the one they just came in through. Five pairs of eyes looked around, Mikey wandering over to one door and peering in before murmuring

"Déjà vu…it's just like this one!" Looking at Leo, the blue banded turtle said quietly

"Scout this floor and meet back here in five." Getting four nods, the turtles separated, taking a door each with Lucian choosing to follow Mikey. Since Leo didn't protest, Lucian figured he must of scored some trust from the Leader turtle. It wasn't long before they were running through the rooms, even running into Raph at one point before they met back up in the hallway they originally started in. Lucian shook his head, Mikey saying

"Okay, that was weird." The black banded turtle nodded in agreement saying

"They're all exactly the same…it's like a maze…" Raph frowned slightly.

"I feel like a lab rat looking for cheese." Don rubbed his head as he said

"It's like this is all designed to keep people going in circles." He got a few nods before everyone stilled and then turned and ran after Leo into a room as the doors at the end of the hall opened, two guys walking out wheeling another tray carrying more yellow containers. As they walked past, the group listened in to their conversation.

"Just be glad we weren't on security detail tonight."

"Why?" The blonde hared guy laughed saying

"They had some nutcase smashing up the lobby over a toaster!" The black haired one chuckled.

"Oh so that's why they're all reporting to decontamination. Ha poor slobs."

Once they passed, the turtles crept back out into the hall. Don looked toward the elevator and said

"Mikey and I will see where this elevator goes." Leo nodded and jerked his head in the direction the guys went saying

"And Raph and I will ghost those two." Lucian looked between the groups, mentally frowning to himself and thinking I kinda feel like the third wheel here…guess that what happens when there's an uneven amount of mutant turtles… Outwardly though he smiled asking

"I can continue to scout the floors if you like." The groups looked at each other before Leo nodded in agreement.

"Okay, but don't get into anything though, recon only. Understood?" Lucian grinned and nodded, turning to run down a hall while Don and Mikey ran toward the elevator and Raph and Leo went after the two guys. Once out of sight Lucian stopped and let out a soft sigh, peering around the hall he was in.

"Well, better make myself useful. I wonder…" Ducking into one of the side rooms and making sure he knew which door he came in through, Lucian pulled out his phone and pried off the back.

"If the signal dampener is anything like the one back at my Master's building, I should be able to get some sort of signal by switching the circuit connections around, route the signal transmitter through my phone's DSB chip, and…done!" He grinned as a small icon popped up at the top of his phone letting him know he had a signal, slight but there. His phone had a small chip in it that allowed signals to be sent from within the dampening field, courtesy of living inside the Foot Headquarters.

"Right, now let's see what you're hiding in here…Mr Mortu."

A little longer than my last few but not as long as my first few. Oh well, I aim to post a chapter that's at least 1200 - 2000 words long each time…after finding a good stopping point :D

Thanks again to everyone whose keeping up with this story. If you have any questions, please leave them in a review or even just PM me, I'm happy to answer See you in the next chapter!

-Lucian