Promise 10
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He was going home.
He was done, this was stupid. Nothing was worth it here, sure there were new smells and sites, people and all that but it wasn't for him, at all.
They thought he was Leo!
Leo and his stupid ghost of the jungle! What kind of name is the anyway? The villagers worshipped Leo, and now they thought he was back. It just wasn't going to work, not here anyway.
He had grabbed his pack and was now heading where he thought would be the way to the air port, but really he was just guessing. The jungle was getting thicker, and the sky grew darker, it was nearing dusk already?
No way! He had left the village only a few hours ago, there was no way going back to his camp, grabbing his gear, then heading for the airport could have possibly taken this long.
He stumbled a little.
The ground felt so different, compared to his normal cement. the only other time Raph was ever really on grass and dirt were whne they had all gone to the farm house for their vacations.
"stupid jungle, stupid mission st-"
A noise.
Sounded like talking, but it was very quiet, almost to quiet to hear, almost.
Crouching low on his branch, Raph tried to see who or what was there. A few branches twitched, and leaves rustled. Yet there was nothing there.
Strange.
He kept going, trekking through the dense greens.
True it was nice here. The life of the jungle was amazing, the smells were over powering, and the sights! But Raph missed home, missed his brothers, and his city.
He missed the cement under foot, the smell of New York, and the smog that consumed the city. Yes he loved seeing the stars now, but really it just wasn't his sky.
"si"
Raph's head jerked up. It was someone talking, and from the sound of it there were at least two, and they were male.
Blending into the green around him, Raph stalked forward keeping low.
He was at least a mile from the last village, what were these men doing out here?
The night was growing thicker, and with the tree canopy it blocked the stars and moon, making it that much harder to see.
Good thing he's a ninja.
Relying on his other senses, Raph followed to where the voices were coming from.
He was right. It was two men, big ones at that. They may be soldiers of some sort, but maybe just thugs. Raph knew scum when he saw them, and these mean looked the part.
At least they had torches, they must have just lit them.
He stalked closer, wondering what they were doing this deep in the jungle. Really there was nothing out here, he'd scouted it out before, and all he had found was more and more jungle.
He could hear them now.
"esto mas facil ahora que el fantasma se ha ido" Said the small of the two. He was holding the torch along with a sack full of something. It must have been heavy, for every few seconds he would hoist it up his shoulder.
"Si, y ahora que hay otro pueblo, tenemos el doble de los bienes" The bigger other the two said.
His appearance was much more gruff compared to the smaller one. He was taller, broader, and a scruffy beard covered his face. The man was carrying a large pack, and a shoulder bag, both looking very heavy, yet the man didn't even twitch.
"si y el poder" Said the small one.
The two men laughed at that, walking farther into the jungle, heading in a certain direction, Raph knew it.
Raph had no clue what the men had said, but something told him to follow. There was something off about the two men, something that put Raph on edge, like the thugs back home used to do.
Climbing a near by tree, Raph used the braches as leverage to stay on top of the two men, like he would use the roof tops in New York.
They were talking again, but this time Raph didn't listen. He didn't understand them anyway. He just knew he didn't like them.
Jumping from branch to branch, Raph could keep up with them perfectly. The branches were low enough he could here, see and attack. The spaces between the branches giving more visual.
The men were moving in a certain direction, Raph was certain now. They following a small trail that weaved up and around the trees.
Raph kept up full speed.
They kept going. None of them saw Raph, he truly did blend completely into his surroundings.
Where were they going? what were they doing?
"estamos aqui" Said the larger man, pushing some bushes out of the way to reveal a camp. Not just a single tent, no, this place was huge! There was at least fifteen large tents, a few jeeps, boxes of who knows what, and many men.
Most of the men held something Raph really hated.
Guns.
He didn't like this, not one bit. Getting closer he watched then men, some of them were getting into trucks, with the guns.
Where could they be going?
The large man spoke to the others, nodded to his companion, then got into a jeep as well. Knowing that something just didn't feel right, Raph decided it was best to tale them. He could always come back to the camp later.
The jeep spend off down a road Raph hadn't even seen. It was dirt and wound around the jungles floor.
Raph ran as fast as he could to keep up. The Jeep was going slower then it normally could because of the road, which was good for Raph.
Raph could see lights in the distance.
Another village? He hadn't seen any people around. The lights hadn't been seen until only a few minutes ago, since the jungle was so dense.
Now knowing where the truck was going Raph slowed a bit, he needed to catch his breath. He had been running the entire time trying to keep up, at least now with the village in his sights he could slow.
The new village was only a short walking distance away now.
Raph sighed. The running had been nice, but he was more thankful for the chase. It reminded him of home, tracking down the low life and scum. It allowed him the little bit of the norm, that he hadn't had since he came here.
Raph was pulled from his thought when he heard gun shots. Running to the village Raph stopped within the greens. Using a branch that swung slightly across a hut Raph jumped to the village watching the scene.
The men who had come in the jeeps now held their guns raised, yelling in Spanish. They were pointing the guns at young men and women, making Raph growl.
An elder stepped forward, saying something Raph still couldn't understand, when suddenly she was pushed to the ground and a gun pointed at her.
That was it, Raph snapped.
Dropping right behind the large man that Raph had followed from the jungle, Raph rose, his stance menacing.
"I'd put that gun away, buddy, ya really shouldn't threaten old ladies, aint very nice" Raph's voice was rough and stern, his cloak making him look all that more menacing.
They all turning to him, their guns now raised at him. Smirking, Raph waited for one of them to make a move.
The man from the jungle charged first, swinging his gun almost like a bat. Raph dodged it easily, ducking low. The other men soon followed some shooting but all missing the target. Raph kicked, punched and lunged. The men were talented, knew how to fight.
But Raph was better.
The men were falling like flies now, some just running away before Raph even turned to them.
Finally the last of the men were scurrying away to their jeeps.
"and good riddance ta ya!" Raph yelled, as the jeeps sped off.
Mummers were heard behind him. Turning slowly and covering himself more with his cloak, he looked to the people of the village. They all looked so scared, yet proud at the same time.
The old women stepped forward, bowing her head slightly.
"Gracias vigilante de la noche" She said, a smile on her frail lips.
Raph bowed back. "de nada" He said back, knowing that saying was helpful.
With a curt nod he dissapeared back into the jungle.
Looking back only once, he mumbled " vigilante de la noche...I kinda like that..."
Then he faded away into the darkness.
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Hey guys! first off if you would like there translations here they are.
esto es más fácil ahora que el fantasma se ha ido~ this is easier now that the ghost is gone
~sí, y ahora que hay otro pueblo, tenemos el doble de los bienes~ yes, and now that there is another village, we get twice the goods
~si y el poder ~yes and the power
~ estamos aqui ~ we are here
~ Gracias vigilante de la noche ~thank you watcher of the night
~de nada~ you're welcome
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