Chapter nine-Must find her!
Up above on the rooftops
Leo and Raph leaped the rooftops, tracking down this...mysterious female vigilante may be. The terrapin brothers stopped while the blue clad terrapin looked over the edge of the roof, searching for the criminal suspect while Raph folded his arms, standing close by but was focusing properly as he was thinking about April. Hoping she is ok, especially been left alone with Casey.
"Raph? RAPH!"
"Yeah what?" raph grunted
"Are you gonna tell me the truth?" Leo asked, folding his arms
"Truth? About what?" raph answered, confused
Leo suspiciously raised his brow and suspiciously glance his brother. "How was it that the thief defeated you and Casey?"
Raph continued to glare the sidewalk below them, silence and paused surrounded them. "Raphael?" Leo called once again.
The red clad terrapin silently glanced his brother. "Well? Are you gonna to tell me or not?" Leo asked again, growing impatient.
"About what?..." he replied, hissing
"Forget it." Leo barked lowly
"Leo, look...the creep jumped me from behind after I interfered, kicked to the wall where I assumed he was knocked out as I aided Casey to his feet then the next thing I know I was on the ground myself then after that he was gone." Raph barked back, explaining what would have happen but it was a lie...a cover-up of the truth when Casey was defeated.
Raising his brow suspiciously then he replied. "A'right bro, I believe ya."
Raph suspected that Leo was lying and was about to say something as the alarms sounded out loud. "Ya think I'm—What the?"
"There he is...the thief that robbed April's shop." Leo stated as he reached for his shell cell, calling for his younger brothers.
Beep...beep...beep
"Yeah Leo." Don answered
"Don...Mikey meet us towards 2nd avenue."
"On our way, Leo." Don answered, hanging up.
In the shadowy alleyway
Mona hid in the shadows waiting for the thief to take a wrong turn and into her trap, but he continued running down the street towards his hideout. "Damnit." She stated herself
Climbing to the rooftop and continued chasing the thief, Leo and Raph saw the mysterious female vigilante across the street. "Whoa, I think we have found this mysterious vigilante that we heard about, earlier. She seems to be a far to be seen but what I can make of it, she is a...Mutant." Leo said
"A mutant?" raph confusedly said, impressed and curious
"That is what I just sa—...Raph! RAPH!...Eh." Leo grunted, chasing after his red clad brother.
The thief stopped in a nearby alley to catch his breath before continuing on to his hideout. Breathing and panted in and out as his heart beated faster. Remained hidden in the shadows of the alley as the police cars sped past and drove down east 66th street. Peeking around the wall edge and assumed that he was safe to move again. Smiled with greedily pride, he continued on and ran to the old warehouse.
Stopped outside the door and turned for second, saw no one behind him then opened the door and walked inside, allowing the door to shut close. Ran up the first empty room where he sat down and counted his small fortune that he has planned to sell on the streets for the next day.
Mona was first to arrive to the thief's hideout, walked inside as she was followed by the terrapins that stopped outside and quickly planned to capture the criminal.
Outside on the rooftop
"Damn...where did that creep go now?" Raph growled
"Raph! Have to wait for Don and Mikey then we will go in, depending where the crim went." Leo told his brother
"Speaking of waiting." Don stated, grinning
"A'right then, let's get to work." Leo softly ordered
Both Don and Mikey nodded but raph had already taken off, and ran inside the abandoned building. Leo lowly grunted and lead his brothers after Raph. As when they went inside, the blue clad terrapin raised his hand, pointing two fingers towards his eyes and hand signalled to split up. Don and Mikey went in the rooms on the left and right while Leo went down the corridor, hoping to find Raph.
Meanwhile upstairs, Mona slowly and silently walked down the corridor and she heard footsteps behind her. She quickly went in the nearest empty room close by, the floorboards creaked as the red clad terrapin walked by. Mona leaned against the wall and watched who was following behind and when she saw raph went pass.
Mona was alittle memorized, also curious and as she remained hidden until he disappeared down the hall so she could continued searching for the thief and return what was promised back the pawn shop keeper.
Just as she left the room, more footsteps were heard. Leaped up to the ceiling and silently climbed along above another terrapin. Mona raised her brow, curious but also wondered as how many are of these giant turtles.
As the blue and red clad terrapins searched in the far end of the building when she heard low murmuring chuckling. The brunette haired salamander followed the echoed murmuring chuckle.
Silently and stealthed within the room where the thief occupied, counting his fortune of stolen cash and jewels. "Ha ha...best steal ever stolen." He lowly stated to himself as he sensed that someone or something was within the room.
Reached to this left and grabbed a piece of wood, laying in the pile of broken floorboards. Waiting for the intruder to come closer, tightening his grasp upon the wooden weapon.
Down the hall, Leo was pinned down to the floor as Raph was spooked by his presence. "Raph it's me." Leo cried
Grr..."Gee Bro, wish you wouldn't do that." Raph grunted as he rose from upon Leo and allowing him to stand with help. "I think you need to more training on sensing the difference from me and the enemy, bro." Leo reassured and assumed his brothers tactics.
"Oh come on Leo...wait what was that?" Raph replied
"It's coming from that room." Leo said
Mona dropped from the ceiling and slowly walked to the thief's blind side, assuming to have the advantage when she was struck unexpectedly. He had swung the floorboard paling, Mona was hit her torso making her to wince out loud, grunting. "You again! Why won't you freaks just quit when you are beaten down." the thief barked, annoyed
"It's because of creeps like you...Why its right to stop you." Mona hissed, pushing herself up to her feet, leaped up to the ceiling and avoided the attacks.
"Heh...Then you will not mind that...I just kill ya right here, right now." the thief snorted
"Not at all...but not before I kill you first." Mona lowly hissed
"Let's see you try...bitch!" the thief challenged
The brunette haired salamander confidently smirked the thief and gave a deathly stare before leaping up above then straightened her leg, making her foot as a jaggered weapon. As she flew closer towards the thief with her flying kick attack, unaware that her opponent was ready for her...again, holding a 4inch army swiss knife tucked behind his back.
The thief evilly grinned as he waited for the salamander to draw closer, in mid air. Tightening his grip upon the black handled army swiss knife, Mona's lightly collided within his chest and empty air space when he swung a open hand towards her foot, defending against her attack as he drove the knife through her upper torso...missing her heart.
Gasping breathlessly, not taking notice of what was interfering with her breathing as she continued to try her best and punish the thief, punching him so hard in the face and made him fall backward into the wall where a broken railing stuck, and was the end of the thief's life.
Spitting blood from his mouth, looked down and grasped the sharp object sitting through his chest as he took his last breath then died. Mona realised her problem for her breathlessly gasp, grasping the handle and slowly took it out then dropped it to the floor as she heard footsteps approaching the room. Trying to ignore the injury and warm seeping of her blood, running down her body to the floor where she stood before trying to leave the room when she was discovered by two terrapins.
"What the shell?" Leo lowly stated, surprised
Raph glared silently, gaze widening admiringly.
Ignoring all disorientation as she swiftly grabbed the bag, only taking the stolen cash then took off through the window as both Leo and Raph ran after her, lost track of where Mona disappeared.
"Ok? What just happened?" Leo wondered, scratching his head
"I dunno bro...I dunno." Raph gobsmacked
The sound of police sirens were fast approaching, the blue clad terrapin looked out the window and saw the police had arrived and were running up through the door. "Raph...we gotta go bro." Leo told his brother, leading the way out of the building before they were caught.
As they terrapins disappeared, the police officers ran in the room. "FREEZE!" Officer James demanded, only to realise that the suspect was dead, laying on the floor within his own blood.
"Oh...shit!" Officer Jenkins stated
Officer James turned and glanced towards to the body where his partner stood over the suspect's body. "Is that the thief?" officer James asked
Officer Jenkins nodded, putting her gun away and quickly checked for a pulse which it was obvious that the thief was dead.
"Come on Jules. Better call a bus." Officer James said, reassuringly
The police woman nodded, and then called in for an ambulance. "I need a bus, a Caucasian male 5ft 5in about 115 pounds. DOA."
Short time later...
As Mona continued to ignore her injury, was unaware that her blood left a trail behind. Beginning to feel disorientated as she leaped the rooftops, fast as she could to return what was promised back to the shop keeper.
It didn't take long for the salamander woman to leap across the rooftops until she finally reached her destination. Loosing her subconsciousness while she silently standing on the rooftop of the shop, quickly gazed down to see if the shop keeper was or may still be in the shop. Luckily he was, shaking her head and tried to stay strong as she leaped down.
The old man was spooked and prepared to defend himself with the first thing he grabbed. "Ok...I'm ready for ya this time...Come out and show yourself!" Kwan demanded
Mona stepped out from the shadows; revealed herself then Kwan Yen lowered the metal pipe and allow it to drop to the ground. "Oh Kappa...you're back!" he said
"Mona-Lisa, Kwan." Introducing herself
"I apologise, Miss Mona-Lisa."
"Here." Mona softly said, handing the bag with the stolen cash and what other valuables.
"What is this?" Kwan replied, taking the bag then opened it and looked inside. Gazing the salamander with unsure reaction but grateful. "Thankyou." Kwan said, grateful to have his life savings and stolen property returned.
Mona nodded, softly smiled then slowly turned around and prepared to leave as she was stopped for a split second. "Wait! Miss Mona-Lisa...would you like a reward for what you have done for me?" he offered
Stood still, but had her back faced the old man as she replied kindly. "No thankyou, you need more than I do."
"You are welcome to my home any time, if you wish." Kwan invited, welcomingly
"Thankyou Kwan, see ya round...Goodbye." Mona farewelled as she disappeared in the shadows.
Kwan softly smiled and whispery replied the farewell. "Goodbye...my friend." Kwan turned around after closing the door and noticed a small wet substance on the floor. Glaring the strange substance, unsure what to make of it as he walked towards to the pool of wet warm stain, then crouched down and dibbed two fingers upon it.
Raised and turned his hand also begun fearfully trembled. Kwan immediately knew when he finally realised what the small wet substance staining his floor. Grabbing his keys to lock up the shop and ran out to his car then went out to search for his mutant friend before it is too late.
'Oh...Mona-lisa why didn't you say anything.' Kwan wondered, as he inserted the key and started the engine then sped but luckily he didn't collide into traffic.
Leo found the blood trail and knelt down to officially confirm how old the blood trail may be. As his red clad brother stood close by, silently but also wondered who the mysterious vigilante mutant could be.
"Raph? Raph!" Leo called twice
Raph gave Leo a 'what' glance. "Wake up bro!" Leo stated, warily
"Heh! I am awake." the red clad terrapin slightly snorted
"Really? You don't look it!" Leo replied, raising his brow
"Whatever!" he muttered
"The trail seems to be only a few minutes old and it appears to be going back the direction where we saw the police stationed at, earlier." Leo confirmed and explained
"Well...what are we waiting for?" Raph barked, taking off.
Leo continued to kneel as he watched his hothead sibling take off, shake his head and stated to himself. "Typical."
Then the blue clad terrapin stood up and followed behind his brother, across the rooftops.
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To be continued in chapter ten...
Will Leo and Raph make it in time? Will they find Mona-lisa before she bleeds to death or will it be Mikey and Don before they return back to April's apartment, even though they didn't retrieve her stolen property?
Raph seems to be in a fix where he just gave his heart to April and still waiting to hear from her that she loves him in return, now also feeling a slight attraction to the mutant vigilante. Will he continue to be with April or give it a go with Mona? Hmm? I wonder.
Read and review until next time...tootles...