Here we, go, guys, the Shredder Strikes back chapter has begun. Leo will go on a training exercise with 2 of the anti heros but will be ambushed by the Foot and will discover something horrifying. Meanwhile, the other turtles will try to get the rest of the anti heros used to Earth customs, especially food and what they wear.
It had been a few weeks since the turtles, Splinter and anti heros decided to stay at April's apartment until they could figure out what the Foot Ninja were up to with their master gone. The turtles had talked with the Anti heros about getting them used to Earth customs. Neyla had agreed and had effortlessly gotten back into Earth food and clothes, which a small part of her had missed from her old life. But it was a little bit more difficult for Sly and the others to get used to it. For Sly, it was difficult because he'd long-forgotten what it was like to wear normal clothes, but he did adjust to Earth food in just a few days, having forgotten the tastes. Nebula and Xeron had done the same, adjusting to Earth food, but it was a slow process to get them used to earthling clothes. Fortunately, April and Neyla agreed to help them. But the most difficult challenge was Scar. The Yautja had his own Yautja clothes that he'd brought with him but it was the food that was the most challenging to adjust to.
Currently, it was the early morning and everyone was sleeping. Splinter, Sly and Nebula suddenly heard the window open, knowing who opened it. "Your morning training, my son?"
"Yes, Sensei, while the city's still quiet." Leo answered.
"Me and Nebula are going with you, Leo, we need the exercise and air, plus we can't be cooped in here for the rest of our temporary stay." Sly said as he called his gauntlet to him and got his Glaive.
"Besides, someone has to make sure you don't do anything stupid. We may be able to teach you some new moves." Nebula said, getting her swords.
"Have a good exercise, my friends. Leonardo will not disappoint you. His discipline is commendable." Splinter said.
"I'm sure it is, Master Splinter, but I am curious. With that monster Shredder dead, the Foot should have died with him. Unless they found a new leader." Nebula said
"Do you think it's Thanos who's leading them now? From what you told us, He and Shredder were allies. Thanos could've heard about Shredder and taken over the Foot." Leo said with worry.
"Be patient, my son. I have a feeling we will find that out all too soon." Splinter said.
"If anyone asks where we are, tell them we're taking Leo on a training exercise and we'll be back later." Sly said as he kissed Neyla's forehead and joined his friends.
Sly, Nebula and Leo were jumping from rooftop to rooftop, having a race to see who was faster before moving on to sparring. Sly was in the lead with Nebula being close behind. "Man, you're really fast, Sly, but I guess with all your natural talent, being fast should be easy for you." Leo said.
"Indeed, my friend. Nebula and I also wanted to come to teach you how to withstand severe rainstorms for a long period of time. It will be raining soon so now is the perfect time for it." Sly said.
"I'm guessing that the Yautja hunters taught that to you? Well, Thanos forced me to withstand worse elements then rain, and it wasn't always painless." Nebula said.
"Well, you don't have to worry about Thanos anymore, Nebula. If he does eventually find you, you guys can just use your methods." Leo said.
As they continued to run, said Foot Ninjas were coming up behind them. They sensed this and ducked out of the way before one of the ninjas tried to slash at Leo, making the Ninjas hit his head on the bricks. Sly, Nebula and Leo turned around and saw the other Ninjas. Nebula and Sly got out one of their swords while Sly got out his Glaive.
"We can't lead them back to the apartment. Let's lead them away and then we'll fight them." Sly told his friends. While Sly and Nebula jumped to another rooftop, Leo used a line to swing to them and watched as the Ninjas followed them. They began to lead them away from the apartment block.
Meanwhile back at the apartment
Everyone was still sleeping until Mikey made a sound that startled everyone awake. "What is it?" Raph asked.
"Oh man, I slept on my hand and it got numb and hit my face, and I thought somebody slapped me. Don't you hate that?" Mikey said, much to the annoyance of the others. "First dibs on the bathroom."
Scar pulled on Mikey's mask as he rushed to the bathroom. "How about you be what the earthlings call a 'gentleman' and let my sister and Xeron have the bathroom first?" The Yautja said as he growled in Mikey's face.
"Ow, ow, ow, ok, Scar. You got a point. Ladies first." Mikey said nervously while sweating a little as Scar pushed him on the couch.
"Thank you, Scar." Neyla said as she went to the bathroom.
"Hahahaha, Scar, my friend, I am liking you every day." Raph said with amusement.
After everyone got their turn in the bathroom, Neyla had 'convinced' Mikey to let her make breakfast because every breakfast he cooked was scrambled eggs, which everyone was tired of. Neyla's breakfast was chocolate chip waffles, toast and bacon and fruit punch juice.
April came out of her room. "I really do have 4 turtles, a rat, a tigress and raccoon and 3 aliens sleeping in my living room. I thought I was just having a really bad dream. Hey, Neyla, are you cooking today?"
"Of course, April. I'm making chocolate chip waffles, toast and bacon and fruit punch juice. Better than having scrambled eggs again, right?" She asked.
"Definitely better." April said before there was a knock on the door. "Guys, you'd better-" April said before she saw that everyone had already hidden. She went to the door and opened it, revealing Angel.
"Hi, April." The young lady said while coming in as the others came out of their hiding places. "I came here to visit with you and maybe get a lesson from Nebula and Xeron."
"Say, guys, where are Leo, Sly and Nebula?" Donnie asked.
"They have engaged in a morning exercises." Splinter told them.
"If they don't get back here soon, they'll get soaked. That sky's looking angry." Mikey said, noticing storm clouds.
"Well, I've told Grandma I'd be staying with you for a few weeks while she's at a friend's place. And I brought a few things for Nebula and Xeron." Angel said as she carried a few female earth clothes.
"Sorry, Angel, but no lessons today, not until the storm ends. But I'll try on the outfits when Nebula returns." Xeron said with a smile.
Back with Sly, Nebula and Leo
They had gotten far enough away from April's block and had just landed on another rooftop where the Foot Ninjas had gotten. After Sly and Nebula had killed theirs, Leo had just defeated his. They then saw dozens regular and Foot Tech Ninjas with different bladed weapons on the other rooftops, preparing to attack.
"Now we fight." Sly said, getting out his Glaive.
"Finally. I've been itching to send these bastards to hell. Let's do it for Quarry and the others down there." Nebula said, getting her swords ready, along with Leo.
Back at the apartment
Xeron and Angel were putting China plates on the table while Neyla and Scar were bringing the breakfast Neyla had prepared, one for each person. "I'm glad you made breakfast, Neyla. I didn't know that you were a great cook." April said, smiling at her friend.
"Well, during my old life I taught myself how to cook great meals. Some of them I found in cookbooks and some I learned on my own. This is one of the easiest breakfast meals I've made." Neyla said as she began to put syrup on the waffles.
After the breakfast was prepared, everyone sat down to eat. "Man, I gotta hand it to you, Neyla, you sure know how to make a good breakfast." Donnie said.
"Sorry, the table isn't big enough for everyone. It's really tough for 11 people to share a one person apartment." April said.
"We'll be out of your way as soon as possible, my friend." Scar said, sitting on the couch with Xeron and Angel.
"Don't get me wrong. I love all of you. I really do. It's just that my place is too small." April said, not wanting to offend her friends.
"We will leave as soon as the Foot Ninja are gone from the tunnels surrounding our lair." Splinter assured her.
"Say, Xeron, shouldn't Nebula, Sly and Leo have been back by now?" Angel asked.
"Don't worry, Angel. Of the 4 of us, Leo's the one turtle you never have to worry about. Plus he has Sly and Nebula with him. They're probably taking him out for some special training." Donnie said, but unknown to any of them, said warriors were into serious trouble.
Back with Sly, Nebula and Leo
Several regular Foot Ninjas surrounded the 3 warriors but they were not afraid. They ran to them and attacked. Leo easily defeated the regular Foot Ninjas while Sly was dealing with the Foot Tech Ninjas, who were cloaked. Nebula was dealing with a team of both regular and Foot Tech Ninjas. Several of the Ninjas found openings in the warriors defenses and landed a few blows on them.
Leo defeated several Ninjas before 3 Foot Tech Ninjas jumped towards him and cloaked themselves. Leo tried to see them by watching their footsteps but the Ninjas were too quick and landed several punches on him before one of them kicked him to the floor. Leo got up and turned his mask to blindfold himself and make his senses stronger. Leo used this tactic to deal with the Foot Tech Ninjas, knocking them out and turning his mask back to the right way.
Nebula avoided a kick from a Foot Tech Ninja and countered it by slashing his neck open as 2 more landed a roundhouse kick to her midsection, an elbow to her face and a uppercut, sending her flying off the roof.
"Nebula!" Sly yelled as he sliced 2 of the Ninjas heads off before Leo jumped off to rescue her. He got to her and caught her hand before she stabbed her swords into the building and climbed back up with him. They got back on the roof as Sly had just finished 3 Foot Tech Ninjas and saw that they had bruised him up a bit.
"Let's get out of here before more of them show up." Nebula said, making Sly and Leo nod. They ran and jumped to the next rooftop but we're still being followed by the Foot.
Back with the others
Xeron, Neyla, and Scar were washing the dishes for April when Mikey popped out of the corner. "You guys need any help?"
"Keep him away from the dishes." April told them.
"Yes. It worked." He said as he left.
"He's getting worse." Xeron said as she heard thunder.
"I hope Sly and Nebula get back soon. I know this is how the Yautja trained but I can't help but worry about them." Neyla said with worry.
"I'm sure they'll be fine, sister, they've probably gotten a bit too excited about finally getting some free time away from the apartment." Scar said as he put the dishes away.
"I know that Nebula is a strong warrior, but I'm worried about her. There's something I haven't told her that I would like to tell her very soon." Xeron said, worried about Nebula.
"Ah, I'm sure they're fine, guys. They're strong and smart. They'll probably be back any minute now." Angel said.
Meanwhile
The 3 warriors had just defeated more of the Foot Tech Ninjas and several more surrounded them until Hun showed up. "Great, now we have to deal with the idiotic brute again." Sly said as Hun cracked his knuckles and rushed to them but the jumped into the air.
"You're not bright when fighting, are you?" Nebula asked as she beckend him with her index finger. Hun ripped off a piece of the roof and rushed to attack Nebula but she blocked him until she jumped up to attack but he hit her, knocking her back into a small part of the roof. Hun rushed to attack until Sly and Leo leaped kicked him away from her. Sly got to Hun and threw him into a brick chimney, making it fall on him as Nebula kicked 3 Foot Tech Ninjas off the roof.
"Thanks, Cooper." Nebula said.
"You're welcome, Nebula. Let's go before that brute wakes up." Sly said.
"I hope everyone else isn't having the same problem we are." Leo said as they ran.
Back at the apartment
Raph and Donnie were watching a football game with Scar to get him used the Earth things while Xeron and Angel were looking at the outfits that Angel had brought. Splinter and April were having tea and coffee at the table. "Why do they play this 'football' like that? They threw the object to each other then they run to one side or the other." Scar wondered.
"That's the way the humans made it, Scar. It's not as old as our codes of honor but it's one of the many famous game of earth's history." Raph explained.
"May I have your attention, please?" Mikey asked, getting the attention of everyone. He then burped very long and loud.
"Ew, don't you have any manners?!" Neyla asked, disgusted.
Xeron walked up to the annoying Ninja turtle and slapped him in the face hard. "Don't you ever do that again!"
"Ow, I was just trying to be funny." Mikey said as he touched his face.
"That was not funny, Mikey, it was disgusting. Do that in front of me again and I'll give you a very bad beating." Xeron said, making Raph laughed before he stood up.
"Say, Scar, Xeron, how about you 2 and me go look for Leo, Sly and Nebula so we can get this show on the road. No offense to you, April, but we really need to get back to our lair. I'm going crazy."
"You are going nowhere until your brother, Sly and Nebula return." Splinter told him.
"But, Master Splinter, I'm beginning to worry about Sly. It's not like him to be gone this long without at least contacting one of us." Scar said, concerned.
"I'm worried about Nebula as well. She'd at least contact me to let me know when she'd be back." Xeron said.
"I understand, my friends. Let us wait a while longer than if they have not returned, you have my permission to go find them." Splinter said.
"Let's hope their back before then." Donnie said.
Meanwhile
Sly, Nebula and Leo were running from rooftop to rooftop from many Foot Ninjas and Hun until there weren't any more rooftops to jump to. They turned around and got out their weapons. They called upon their strength and engaged the Foot, successfully defeating some of them before Hun tried to attack but Leo hit him with a TV antenna, making him fall back until he got back up. The evil thug suddenly chuckled as the Ninjas strangely bowed.
"What the hell?" Nebula asked before they looked and saw 4 red and black Ninjas with straw hats and deadlier weapons. From the way they looked, they were far more experienced fighters.
"I think those guys are even more trouble then these guys are." Leo said.
"We have no choice but to fight them." Sly said as they jumped towards them but they disappeared in smoke before they reappeared in front of the Foot Ninjas. The 3 warriors jumped down and prepared for an attack when the entire Ninja clan and Hun suddenly turned and bowed.
Sly, Nebula and Leo looked to the right and their eyes went wide as they were shocked and horrified beyond words at what they saw. On the other rooftop, was none other than the one they thought they had killed a few weeks ago: the Shredder himself. "It… can't be." Sly said.
"That's... impossible." Nebula said, not understanding how he could have survived what she and her team did to him that night.
"No." Leo said.
Shredder jumped from the rooftop in front of the clan and Hun and faced the shocked warriors. "Foot Ninja, Hun, ATTACK!" The evil Ninja master ordered, making the Elite guard, regular and Tech Ninjas and Hun rush to attack them, with their Master at the lead. The 3 warriors tried to defend themselves but now it was extremely difficult with the more experienced Ninjas and Shredder himself joining the fight, and they were already exhausted from all the fighting and running.
In a matter of minutes, the Foot Elite disarmed them and the others held them down, taking Leo's swords and Sly's mask. Shredder walked up to Nebula and eyed her necklace. "That necklace looks interesting, Nebula. It will make a great trophy." He said as he ripped the necklace off Nebula.
Nebula's face turned furious at seeing her mother's necklace in Shredder's vile hands. "Give that back to me, now!" She yelled before Shredder kicked her in the midsection, making her fall on her knees.
Shredder then put the necklace away and raised his left fist. "I bring you a message from your father."
"You hurt her and Xeron won't have a shred of Mercy, Shredder." Leo said threateningly.
"Hahahahahaha, I'm counting on it, turtle." Shredder said as he laughed.
Back at the apartment
Everyone was looking at the clock and most were concerned about Sly, Nebula and Leo not having returned by now. "Xeron, I'm really starting to get worried. Nebula, Sly and Leo should have been back by now. Nebula and Sly would have contacted us." Angel said.
"I know, Angel. Something isn't right." Xeron said.
"Master Splinter, I think it's been long enough. It isn't like Sly to be gone this long without contacting one of us." Scar said, knowing that his brother would have told him where he was.
Splinter knew that they were right. "You are right, Scar. Go find them."
"What if something really happened to them?" Angel asked concerned.
Before they could go anywhere, said warriors crashed through the window, shocking and horrifying everyone as they landed on the floor, badly bruised and beaten. "Leo!" The 3 turtles said
"Sly!" Neyla and Scar said
"Nebula!" Xeron and Angel said as they all ran up to them, picking them up by their heads. "Leo, happened? Who did this to you?" Raph asked concerned.
"Brother, who did this?" Scar asked while Neyla held her boyfriend.
"Nebula, what happened to you?" Xeron asked the one she secretly loved.
"W-where's your mom's necklace?" Angel asked, noticing that Nebula's mother's necklace wasn't on her neck.
Sly, Nebula and Leo groaned in pain as they tried to open their eyes. Scar and Raph stood up and growled. "I will find and kill whoever did this to my brother and friends." Scar said, donning his armor with Neyla and getting out his spear and heading for the window.
"Count me in, Scar. We're gonna find out who did this." Raph said, beginning to follow the Yautja.
"Scar... don't." Sly weakly called out.
"Raph… wait." Leo weakly said.
Scar and Raph went to their brothers and kneeled down to them as Nebula spoke. "He… took my mother's necklace."
"He's… alive." Sly told them.
"Who, Sly? Who's alive." Neyla asked, wondering who they were talking about.
"The… Shredder." Leo said as he lost consciousness.
"Shredder… took… my mother's necklace." Nebula said as she lost consciousness in Xeron's arms.
"He's… coming for us." Sly said as he lost consciousness, leaving everyone shocked at their words as they looked at the broken window.
Meanwhile with Shredder and the Foot Elite
The Elite Foot Ninjas bowed before their master and presented him with Leo's swords and Sly's mask. Shredder grabbed Leo's swords, held them up and began to pull on them. In a matter of seconds, they shattered in 2 and Shredder threw the handles and tips away and used his wrist blades to sliced through Sly's mask. After that, he laughed evilly, knowing that he will soon have his revenge.
Back at the apartment
"What? What did they say?" April asked.
"They said that the Shredder is alive." Scar said.
"No way. We were all there. We all saw what you guys did that night on the roof." Raph said, remembering that night like it was yesterday and how the anti heros supposedly killed Shredder.
"There's no way any human could've survived a water tower falling on them." Neyla said, knowing that something like that could never be possible.
"We're not dealing with any human, Neyla. This is the Shredder." Xeron said.
"Guys, we need to get Leo, Sly and Nebula out of here. Sly did say that he's coming for you." Angel said.
"Angel is right. We must leave now." Splinter said.
"Guys, we got company." Mikey said, seeing multiple Foot Ninjas on the rooftops across from them.
"We will need to hold them off while we get Sly, Nebula and Leo out of here." Neyla said as the Foot Ninjas bursted through the windows. "Master Splinter, you, Angel and April grab them, we'll cover you."
"No, Neyla, Nebula and I will help you." Sly said, having regained consciousness and gotten up.
"Sly's… right, Neyla. We're not injured enough that we can't fight." Nebula said, getting up.
"Please, brother, let me help you. Get me my plasmacaster." Sly pleaded.
Scar and Neyla worried about Sly but it was the Yautja way for them to fight as long as they could still stand. "Alright, Sly, catch." Neyla said, getting Sly's plasmacaster and making it into a plasma pistol. When that was done, they threw it to him.
"Nebula, here, I brought this just in case." Angel said, getting the sword that Nebula gave her.
"Thanks, Angel." Nebula said as she took the sword and prepared to fight. Mikey brought the couch for cover and the humans got behind it. The 3 turtles and anti heros began to hold off the Foot Ninjas while Scar, Neyla and Xeron killed the ones that attacked them.
A big Foot Ninja kicked Nebula down and raised his sword for a killing blow. "No!" Splinter said as he jumped up and kicked him away from Nebula, allowing Sly to blow his head off. "Xeron, we will hold them off. Help April and Angel get Leonardo, Nebula and Sly downstairs to the antique shop."
"Yes, Master Splinter." Xeron said as she grabbed Nebula with Angel.
"Xeron, I can still fight." Nebula said before she groaned in pain from her wounds.
"Nebula, listen to Master Splinter. If you keep fighting, you'll only make your injuries worse." Angel pleaded with her teacher.
"April, leave us. We can fight." Leo said as he tried to stand but couldn't.
"Leo, you can't fight like this." April told him.
"April, Leo's right. Take Angel and get as far away as you can. This is our fight, not yours or Angel's." Nebula said.
"Not our fight?! Look, Nebula, Aside from my grandma and Casey and being one of my teachers, you, Xeron and everyone here are all my family now. You didn't give up on me when we met, and I'll never give up on you." Angel said with determination to protect her new family, shocking the former daughter of Thanos before she smiled at her student.
"That's right, my friend. We're all family now and I could never run out on any of you. Let's go." April said as she and Angel led them to the door with Xeron.
When they opened the door, Foot Ninjas were already there. Xeron got her friends out of the way and kicked the Ninjas down the stairs. "Everyone, we're leaving!" She told them.
"Scar, go with them. Neyla and I will hold these Foot bozos off." Raph told his Yautja friend as he and Neyla held off the Foot Ninjas in the apartment.
"Be alert. The shop is our only exit and they know it." Splinter told them.
"Scar, Donnie, come with me to scoop out the store." Xeron said.
"Got it, Xeron." Donnie said as he went down to the store with Scar and Xeron. They opened the door and looked inside before they saw the Shredder's Elite Guard. "Nice hats." Donnie said.
"Master Splinter, you may want to see this." Scar said as Splinter came down.
"The Shredder's Elite Guard." Splinter explained. "They are the deadliest of his warriors. Lethal assassins."
"Raph, Neyla, the guys ran into something bad in the shop!" Mikey yelled out.
"Hey, we got our hands full up here." Neyla said as she sliced some of the Ninjas heads off as Raph kicked another one.
Master Splinter came up to them. "Go, assist them, I will protect Leonardo and Nebula."
Raph and Neyla got to the shop and saw the Elite Foot Ninjas. "Whoa, nice hats." Raph and Neyla said.
"There's… no time for jokes, let's get them." Sly said, walking up to them.
"You heard Sly, let's do this." Raph said.
Splinter was easily defeating the Ninjas with his walking stick, despite taking a blow. The wise rat used wooden planks to deal with most of them before April called out to them. "Master Splinter, they're getting worse."
"We cannot stay here any longer." He said, knowing that if they didn't leave soon, they all eventually be destroyed.
The 3 Turtles and 3 anti heros engaged the Foot Ninjas and the Elite. The turtles dealt with the regular Ninjas while the anti heros fought against the Elite. Sly used his plasma pistol to kill as many Foot Ninjas as he could until an elite Ninjas destroyed his weapon and kicked him into a wall. As the elite jumped to the wounded warriors/hunter to deliver a killing blow, Scar used his spear to block the double-bladed weapon.
Scar snarled angily. "Never touch my brother!" Scar then kicked him away from Sly and engaged him.
When Splinter was finished with the Foot Ninjas on the stairs, he jumped over April and the wounded warriors to help the others. But unknown to anyone, Hun was in the hallway. The big thug walked behind them and grabbed Nebula and Leo, making Nebula drop Angel's sword.
"Hello, Angel. You're turtle friend and Thanos' daughter don't look too well, don't they? Shall I put them out of their misery?" He tauntingly asked with an evil smile.
"Angel, stay back." April told the young lady.
Angel, fearing for her friend and one of her teachers, grabbed her sword and brought it to Hun's neck. "Put them down, you murderer!"
"As you wish, tough girl." He said before he threw them into a metal bar in the store near Raph and Xeron, injuring them further.
Raph and Xeron gasped. "Leo/Nebula!" They said as 2 of the elites attacked them. As they kicked the evil Ninjas away, they heard April scream and rushed to the door. Xeron kicked Hun into the hallway before he could attack the ladies.
As they rushed to their wounded warriors and friends, the Elite Foot Ninjas appeared at the front door. Suddenly, the door was kicked off the doorway by none other than the Shredder himself, to the turtles and anti heros shock but Sly, Nebula and Leo.
"Oh crud." Raph said.
"It's really him, like Leo, Nebula and Sly said." Mikey said, knowing now that they were all in trouble.
"YOU BASTARD!" Neyla and Scar roared angrily at the one who dared to hurt Sly and their friends.
Shredder walked inside and glared at his enemies. "You 9 warrior creatures have been a thorn in my side long enough." He said as Splinter jumped in front of him with a glare. "No one opposes the Shredder. And now I will have my revenge for our last encounter. Say farewell to each other while you still can."
"This attack is nothing but a cowardly Gambit; wearing us down by sheer numbers. It is not the way of a true warrior!" Splinter said angrily.
"You will pay for what you did to my brother, Shredder! No one hurts my family and lives to tell about it!" Scar said as he took off his mask and growled.
"Showing your face to me will be your biggest mistake, Scar!" Shredder said as the turtles tried to attack him but he easily dealt with them as Scar and Xeron stepped up to challenge him. "Finish them off, the Yautja and the Destroyer are mine." He told his Elite Guard.
As the Elite went to do their bidding of their master, Shredder got out Nebula's swords and rushed to engage the Yautja and Destroyer. He tried to slash them but they blocked the swords and kicked him away. 3 Foot Ninjas tried to attack them but they were dealt with easily. Shredder slashed at the Yautja and Destroyer but they blocked every slash and Scar roundhouse kicked him into the counter.
As the Elite Guard moved in on the turtles, a motorcycle bursted through the window and the driver used his motorcycle to deal with the Elite Foot Ninjas. After they were dealt with, the driver took off his hood, revealing Casey. "Now that's what I call crashing a party."
"Casey!" Angel and Raph said, happy to see their friend.
"Angel, what are you doing here?" Casey asked the young girl as he walked up to them.
"Do not blame Angel, Casey. She did not know." Splinter said.
"Rrrraaahh! Kill him!" Shredder ordered his men.
Casey got out his hockey stick and golf club. "You guys gang up on my friends, injure 3 of the greatest warriors I've known. You ain't got no honor and your gonna pay!" Casey vowed as he, the turtles and anti heros and Splinter engaged the evil, honorless Ninjas.
While this was happening, Hun busted the door down and saw Angel and April holding Leo, Nebula and Sly. He smiled evilly and walked up to them. Angel got in his way. "Hun, you're not laying a hand on them."
"Oh I'm not going to attack them, I'm going to kill you. Thanos's daughter and the other female warrior feel a great deal of affection for you. Losing the 2 of you should take the fight out of the other freaks enough for Shredder to kill them all. He also has plans to hand Nebula over to her daddy for some 'father daughter talking'
Angel remembered everything that Nebula told her Thanos did to her and got angry. She used one of the moves that Xeron and Nebula taught her to kick the giant thug in the knee, making him fall onto it in pain. "THANOS WILL NEVER HURT NEBULA, EVER, EVER AGAIN!" She yelled as she kicked Hun into other Foot Ninjas.
"Angel, I didn't know you had that in you." April said, surprised at the young lady's strength.
"Well, I have 2 of the greatest teachers in the Galaxy." Angel said with a smile.
"Angel… give me... the sword. I have to help them." Nebula said as she tried to get up but fell to her knees.
Suddenly, she looked and saw that Shredder had walked up to her and swiped Angel out of the way. He then grabbed Nebula by the neck and held her up while squeezing her throat. "Thanos will make you suffer for your betrayal and I will at last have a weapon to use against my enemies!"
"NOOOOO!" Xeron yelled as she jumped kicked Shredder, making Nebula fall to the floor, unconscious. "I will never let you hand over my Nebula to Thanos. I'll die before he or you ever lays a hand on her again!"
"Then die you shall, Destroyer!" Shredder said as they began to fight. Xeron was able to hold her own but after a few minutes Shredder landed several blows on her before Leo and Sly gathered their strength and kicked Shredder away before they fell to the floor beside Nebula.
"No, Leonardo, Nebula, Sly." Splinter said sadly as he saw the Foot Ninjas began to overwhelm his family. He glared at Shredder. "No. I will not allow you to destroy my family again. My sons, my friends, retreat!" He told them before he kicked Shredder into a shelf, making it fall on him.
April saw the metal door. "Everyone, back there!" She said as Xeron and Angel grabbed Nebula. Raph and Casey grabbed Sly as Donnie and Splinter grabbed Leo. Scar and Neyla provided cover fire until they all were in the walk-in cooler, shutting the door and locking it.
"Well, this is great. Small, dark and no way out. Perfect for making a last stand." Raph said.
"It's a walk-in cooler. This shop used to be a grocery store once upon a time." April told her friend.
"Fascinating." He said.
While the Foot Ninjas were trying to get in to finish off their enemies. Police sirens were getting close to the store. "Foot Ninjas, disappear." Shredder ordered his men and Hun, making them do just that. He then went to the door and used a bar to lock his enemies inside before activating a fire bomb and setting a fire. "Like the Phoenix, I have risen from the ashes!" He then cut a gas main with his wrist blades, making gas spray out of it as he walked away. "And into my fire, you shall fall."
Inside the walk-in cooler, no one heard anything. "Kinda quiet out there. You think they all just went home?" Mikey asked.
"They would never have left without making sure that we were all dead, Mikey." Neyla said, holding Sly with Scar. Suddenly, she sniffed the air. "I smell smoke."
"I small gas." Donnie said. "And not that kind of gas."
Xeron put her hand on the door handle and tried opening it, but felt that something was wrong. "The door's getting hot and it's sealed!"
"Gas plus flame equals… guys, we gotta get out of here, now!" Casey said, knowing exactly how the Shredder planned to finish them off.
Outside the shop on another rooftop
The 2 Guardians just landed on the rooftop when the shop exploded in a fiery blaze. The blue haired Guardian contacted the council. "We regret to report that we are too late. Shredder is victorious. The 9 warriors are… destroyed."
"This is unfortunate indeed. Our enemy is becoming too powerful. We must accelerate our plan immediately." They said separately.
"Understood." He said, breaking off contact. He then looked at his partner. "I shook hands with Nebula and Xeron. I even called them our allies for rejecting Shredder, Thanos and their evil. For us, it is a great, great loss this day." He said with sadness, not knowing his allies were still alive.
30 seconds earlier
The flames were beginning to get into the door, stopping anyone from trying to open it. Scar and Neyla got an idea. "Everyone, move!" Scar told them. Everyone got out of the way and the sibling hunters blasted the wall open with their plasma casters, providing then with a way out. Scar pulled off a piece of his armor and Raph's mask and dropped them on the floor before they ran out of the building and got away from it as it exploded, destroying the shop.
April began to cry on Casey's shoulder. "Forgive me, April, but we must let the past go for now if we are to have a future." Splinter gently said.
"We need to get out of the city. Shredder still has Foot Ninjas in the sewers so the lair is out of the question, and so is our ship." Neyla said as she held Sly with Scar.
"Neyla's right. We can at least buy some time in order for us to heal Leo, Nebula and Sly." Donnie said.
"But where can we go?" Mikey asked.
Casey remembered something. "Guys, I know just the place."
There you go, guys, the Shredder Strikes Back chapter is complete. Next will be the healing chapter. Something will happen between Nebula and Xeron that will bring them closer. Rate and review. See you soon, guys.