Sorry guys! I know its been awhile. I've been really busy lately, but i'm now graduated out of high school and sitting in Florida with my dad. So expect more frequent updates. And as a gift to show how sorry i am for the delay, i have chapter 11 already finished, i might post it tomorrow some time.

So enough about that.

Enjoy!

Chapter 10

The knock from the other side of the door threw Karai out of her concentration, causing her to stop and catch her breath. The door opened and Saki stepped inside, "Karai, I would like you to know that for the turtles next assignment, your services will not be needed."

He said nothing more, then closed the door as he walked out. Karai didn't know what to think of the sudden interruption for such an abrupt statement. Demand was more like it.

She knew that he had another plan to attack Leonardo. And he knew that if Karai was there, she could stop it from happening. No procrastinating anymore. Leo had to know what Saki was doing.

She walked over to the window, picked up her phone from the ledge and typed in Leo's number. A number he gave her in case of emergencies. She held the phone up to her ear and listened to the rings.

As the rings continued, Karai sighed softly, "Come on Leo."

After the rings stopped, Karai cursed softly to herself and hung up her phone. She didn't know what Saki was going to give him the assignment, but he could give it to him at any moment.

Karai sighed and walked out of the training room. She kept a firm grip on her phone as she walked through the corridor, suddenly, her phone vibrated. She jumped a bit and looked down, seeing a number that she did not recognize.

She looked around to see if anyone was around, then walked into the nearest room and locked herself inside.

"Hello?" She said after answering the phone.

"Karai! It's me!" Leo's voice shouted through the phone.

"Leonardo! I just tried to call you." She said.

"I left my phone at the lair, listen, I need you to do me a favor."

"How are you calling me?" Karai asked.

Leo sighed, "I'm using a pay phone!" He grunted impatiently.

Karai felt as if a rock had traveled down her throat, she covered her lips, "Won't people see you?"

"No! I'm wearing a coat and hat! Now focus! I need you to do me a favor!"

Karai felt an odd, slightly fearful emotion run through her. "What is it?" She asked. Leo's breath could be heard over the phone, he sounded hurried. "I need you too meet me on top of the office on Harper Street!" He said.

Leo gripped the phone tighter then ever, desperate to find Stockman and get the cure.

"Of course, but why-"

Karai continued talking as Leo felt a vibration in his belt. He froze, eyes widening. "No…" He said softly.

Karai froze, "What!?" She exclaimed.

He reached down and grabbed the vibrating pager out of his belt, "No…no no no!" He said looking down at the pager. He grunted and slammed the phone against the pay phone, causing people to glance over their shoulder and watch him.

"Crap," He said softly, "Ok change of plans! Stay there, Saki has an assignment for me. I'll be there in a few minutes and we'll talk then!" He rushed.

"Wait, Leonardo. I must tell you something!" Karai quickly insisted.

"No time! I'll be there in a minute!" He said, then hung up the phone.

…..

Karai waited in the training room, leaning up against the wall, staring out the slightly opened door, waiting for Leo. She had to tell Leo that Saki still had plans on betraying him. Karai didn't know what the next assignment was, but since Saki didn't want her to go, she felt like he was going all out with this assignment.

Doing whatever he can to try and kill Leo.

She jerked up when she heard the sound of footsteps down the corridor. She crept up to the door and peeked out, just in time to see Leonardo walk by accompanied by a foot ninja.

He seemed bothered, not by the foot ninja, just by something in his mind.

They disappeared when they turned down the corridor, she closed the door and leaned up against the wood, taking a deep breath.

She didn't know what the assignment was, nor did she really want to know. But one thing she did know, Leo was walking into another death trap. And he's too stubborn to stop and think about everything.

Before she could finish the thought, she heard a door opened and close. She pinned herself against the door and peeked outside to find Leo walking alone down the corridor.

On instinct, she reached out, grabbed him as he passed and pulled him inside. He lost his footing and tumbled to the floor. His instinct took over as he swung his fist and clobbered Karai in the jaw. Karai staggered into the wall and held her jaw as Leo hit the ground, quickly turning to see who attacked him.

"Karai!" He shouted, "What's your problem!"

"Leonardo! I need to talk to you!"

"You couldn't have just called me over?"

"They would have heard me."

Leo caught his breath, pushing himself up to his feet. "Alright, what is it?"

Karai took a deep breath, "It's Saki…he's been putting you on these missions and rigging them to have you be attacked and killed."

"Yeah, I know." Leo said.

Karai stopped, frozen, "What?"

"You don't think that I didn't know that the address Saki gave me was leading me to an ambush? And that Saki told the purple dragons to expect me."

Karai stood, stunned, "But…how did you figure out."

"I didn't expect Saki to just stop being a bad guy and not try to kill me."

Leo took a deep breath, "Look Karai, I may be stubborn…but I'm not stupid." He said with a smile. Karai smiled softly, "So…you really did kill Hun by yourself."

Leo tensed a bit, then nodded, "And you felt no remorse?"

"Of course I did. I felt like crap after wards. I mean Hun didn't know I was coming but I had to do it to prove that I am useful."

Karai didn't know what to think, she spent all this time worrying when he knew all along.

"Now come on, I need your help with this assignment." Leo said.

Karai quickly shuddered, "But Saki said I was not to come with you."

"What he doesn't know, won't hurt him." Leo smiled.

Karai smiled, then followed Leo out of the training room.

…..

"What he doesn't know, won't hurt him."

Saki smiled softly, watching the monitor as Leo and Karai walked out of the room.

"It seems…we have a lamb astray." He said in a growl.

A foot ninja walked up to Saki, "Shall I take care of it?"

Saki quickly held up a hand, "No..." He said, "I'll take care of it upon her return."

…

"In his words," Leo stared, "There has been purple dragon activity in this fancy hotel near Time Square."

"How did the purple dragons manage to slip in without arousing suspicions?"

"That's exactly what we're going to find out." Leo said.

Karai put the car in third gear and accelerated, she wondered what other plans Saki had for Leo when he got to the hotel. But she knew that if she was with him, she couldn't be seen, or someone would inform Saki that she was there and it would be over for her.

"Any idea of what Saki has planned to really happen?" She asked.

"Isn't it obvious." He said, taking a piece of paper out of his belt and examining it, "Room 302. That's where he wants me to go. So he put as many purple dragons in that room as he possibly could and told them to wait for me. That or he put explosives in the room. Either way. I don't know what to do."

"We'll manage. Now here's a better questions. How are we going to get into the hotel without being seen? Because knowing Saki, he has hacked the camera's and will be watching."

Leo thought for a moment, "Alright, you're going to sneak into the hotel from the roof. Then once you enter, you're going to have to avoid all cameras until you get to the hotel service closet. Then you're going to disguise yourself as cleaning lady and meet me at the closet door."

"While you go in as a turtle on Halloween?" Karai asked.

"I got my trench coat and hat in the trunk."

"And how exactly did you get your stuff in my trunk?

Leo smiled, "I have my ways."

Karai shook her head and turned into the packed streets of Time Square. She spotted the hotel looming into the distance, slight fear lingered in Karai's heart. She thought about all of the things that could go wrong, but Leo's plan seemed fool proof. So she tried not to worry.

…

Once they made it to the hotel, Leo climbed in the back and put his coat and hat on. Hopefully it was enough.

"You good?" Karai asked from the front.

"Yeah," Leo stuck his head into the front, "Ok, I'm going to go in through the front, once I'm in, you drive around back and get up to the roof. You know what to do after that."

Karai nodded, "Good luck Leonardo."

Leo smiled, then crawled out of the car. He took one more look at Karai, then nodded his head. She took a deep breath and drove out of sight. Leo inhaled nervously, then walked to the hotel. There was a man outside, greeting people as they entered.

Leo didn't know how to get past him, he would surly suspect something. He glanced around nervously as a group of about eight people laughed and talked their way toward the hotel. Leo stood back, then as they passed, shadowed them as they entered the hotel.

The man smiled at them and said welcome once, greeting them all with one welcome. Leo looked the other way as he passed, the man didn't even give him a second look. He took a breath of relief and headed for the counter.

Saki said that a foot had come earlier and signed him into a room. Don't know what room he was put in, but it was unlikely he would even need it. He just needed a card to tell the staff that he belonged in the hotel.

He felt his swords shift uneasily behind his coat, making his blood pressure rise, hoping no one saw.

He hurriedly went to the counter.

"Hello, how can I help you today!"

Leo coughed, "Uhh, yeah, I signed in this morning, just want to get my key."

"Ok your name please?" She asked.

"Leonardo." He said nervously, wondering if Saki used a different name. But the lady smiled and handed him a small envelope that carried his card. "You're room number is one-eighty two. Have a good night Mr. Hamato."

There was a slight pinch of awkwardness when the lady referred to him as 'Mr. Hamato', he wasn't use to it, actually he was sure that it was the first time ever being called that.

Leo took the card and said thanks to the lady, but then stopped upon hearing another voice at the counter next to him.

"Hello, I'm looking to get a room for the night."

The familiarity of his voice made him cringe, he turned his head and gaped at the man. Leo's jaw dropped.

"Ok, and what is you're name?" The lady asked the man.

"Dr. Baxter Stockman."

Leo looked down at the thing he had set down to sign something. He had a whole set of luggage, and among them was a black suitcase.

….

Karai pulled herself off the ladder and onto the rooftop. She wiped the dirt and grime off of her hands and scanned the rooftops, looking for any trespassers, other then her.

She spotted the door leading inside the hotel and crept toward it. The sounds of the busy Time Square area blasted in the air, making it easier to sneak around. Karai wondered if there were any cameras on the roof, or if Saki is even watching them. There's a safe bet, but she didn't want to take the risk of being seen by any. Because even if Saki isn't watching, someone is, and she's trespassing.

She stopped by the door and jiggled the doorknob. Locked.

"Dammit." Karai cursed softly.

She should have known that most hotels lock their rooftop access doors from the outside. But Karai didn't think too much of it. She slid her sword out of its holster and plunged it deep into the doorknob, breaking the lock and demolishing the knob itself.

She pulled the sword out and the door swung freely. She walked inside and slowly tip toed down the stairs. The sound of a door being opened froze Karai in place. She plastered herself against the wall and tried to calm her breath. She peeked around the corner and saw a bellhop opening the door that lead to the employee area.

On instinct, she slid off her shoe and waited while the bellhop fixed something on his suit. Then he pushed the door open all the way and made his way downstairs. Karai quickly kicked her shoe just as the door began to close. The door caught the shoe and stopped the door from closing.

She stopped for a second, making sure no one noticed. She took a deep breath and pressed on, sliding her shoe back on and entering the employee area. She quickly did a scan through of any cameras and saw two at the end of the hallway and one just above her head. She cursed softly, checking her belt to see if there's anything she could use.

She noticed some trash on the ground with flies buzzing around it. Then the idea hit her. She grabbed a straw she saw and wiped it down, then focused on one fly, then swiftly grabbed without harming it.

She cringe slightly, then spit a glob of saliva onto the fly and shoved it into the straw. After wiping her hand, she quickly took aim and spat out. The fly zoomed through the air and splattered onto the lens. She smiled softly, then dropped the straw.

She cautiously walked the hallway and examined every door, then stopped when she saw the housekeeping closet. She opened the door and quickly went inside.

In the corner, she saw a large basket full of dirty clothes. She rummaged through it and managed to find a maid outfit. She groaned in disgust, then began to change.

…

The lady handed Stockman the card and Stockman picked up his bags and headed for the elevator. Leo watched him closely and followed, heart pounding. Stockman pressed the button for the elevator and waited as Leo stopped by a plant and watched, lowering his hat to cover his face.

The elevator dings and Stockman enters, Leo quickly reacts and heads for the elevator. Stockman pressed the button to close it and the doors begin to clothes, Leo quickens his pace and managed to slide through the doors as they close.

"Couldn't you have waited for another one?" He spat.

Leo fixed his coat and stared at the doors, heart racing. He pressed the button that leads to the top floor, Stockman pushed his hand away, "Excuse me, I'm in a hurry and need to get to my floor first." He said, pushing the fourth floor button.

Angered, Leo grabbed Stockman's hand, forced it up against the wall and pushed the emergency stop button. The elevator stopped and the lights dimmed.

"What in god's name!" Stockman shouted.

Leo grabbed his neck and forced him against the wall. Allowing his hat to tumble off of his head. "Turtle!" Stockman shouted.

"What are you doing here Stockman?" Leo growled.

Stockman coughed, "I highly doubt I need to tell you any of my business."

Leo gritted his teeth and dropped Stockman, then unsheathed his sword and held the tip at his neck. "I'll ask again."

Stockman glared up at Leo in hate, then pushed himself up. "If you must know, my time in New York is finished. I'm taking a flight to Florida tomorrow and plan on living the rest of my life in peace."

"So you're just leaving?" Leo asked, slightly shocked.

"Don't sound so surprised." Stockman retorted, pushing the tip of his sword away from his neck.

"I don't care what you do," Leo said, pushing the emergency stop button again. The elevator moved and Leo grabbed the suitcase, "But I'm taking this."

"You most certainly are not!" Stockman shouted, trying to grab the suitcase from Leo.

Leo pushed Stockman away and held the tip against his chest, "Stay back or I will do it." Leo threatened.

"You're threats mean nothing to me." Stockman growled.

Leo chuckled bitterly and with suitcase in hand, pushed the button to his floor again. After a few seconds, the elevator stopped and the doors opened. Leo went to walk out, but then suddenly felt a surge of electricity pump through his system, stunning him and forcing him to the ground.

Stockman chuckled softly as he put his stun gun back in his coat pocket, "So sorry to do that Leonardo, but I can't let you have this suitcase." He said, picking up the suitcase and leaving the rest of his luggage in the elevator.

….

Karai grabbed the cart of cleaning supplies and hid her weapons inside. Then pushed it out of the closet and headed down the hallway. She looked on the wall near the door and spotted a door number location page.

One hundred rooms on the first floor.

The next hundred on the next floor. And so on.

Room 302 should be on the third floor.

She pushed the cart through the door and went into the elevator, pressed the third floor button and waited. She didn't know what to expect in that room, but she knew it couldn't have been good.

She pulled her dress down and groaned, shifting the top uncomfortably.

The doors opened and Karai pushed the cart into the hall. She took a nervous breath and examined each door.

She expected Leo to be here already, he had the easy part.

"Hello!" She heard a female voice shout behind her.

She turned and saw another maid with a cart walk up to her. "Oh…hello!" Karai said, heart racing.

"This is my floor, do you need something?" She asked, sounding slightly annoyed.

"Oh…uhh, we got calls complaining about room 302. So I was sent to check it out." Karai said quickly.

The woman groaned, "Don't worry, I got it." She said, grabbing her card out of her pocket and walking toward the door. Karai watched nervously as the maid stopped at the door.

Suddenly, she was faced with a choice.

Either let the maid open the door and look inside, which would give Karai a chance to know what is inside without actually going inside, but the maid would most likely die.

Or tell the maid that something bad is in there, the maid will most likely call security and whatever's in that room would be taken care of. But they would most likely find Leo and take him in, and they would also take Karai in and question how she knew something was inside.

She didn't need much time, she staggered toward the wall and watched the maid open the door and walk inside.

There was nothing at first, which made Karai feel weird.

Then the room erupted in blistering gunfire. Karai quickly grabbed her sword from the cart and hid in the next corridor leading down to another hallway of doors. She stood against the wall and peeked around the corner. The gunfire was quick, but voices boomed through the hallways.

"Dammit, where is the hell is the turtle?"

"I don't know, but find him. Search this whole god damn building if you have to."

"But what about the other people?"

A purple dragon reloaded their gun, "I think it's time to put the purple dragons back on the map. Tell the world how what it means to be a purple dragon."

"You thinking what I'm thinking?"

"Clear out the lobby, doesn't matter if they're innocent. We'll search the floors but tell them to clear out the lobby."

Karai couldn't move, she was in too much shock to even think, but one thing did pop in her head.

Where the hell is Leonardo?

One of the purple dragons turned on their radio, "Tex, this is Marcel, go to the lobby and go through with operation misfortune."

Before Karai even got a chance to react, gunfire, louder then Karai has ever heard emitted from the lobby. Karai put a hand over her mouth, trying to keep the fearful and shocked tears in her eyes. Then something appeared in the corner of her eye, she looked and saw a purple dragon staring at her.

"Karai?"

Karai's instinct took over as she swung up with her sword and sliced the purple dragon's stomach, killing him slowly.

The other purple dragons took notice.

"Is that Karai?"

"What is she doing here?"

"Doesn't matter! Kill her!"

The elevator beeped and Karai saw her chance, threw a smoke pellet and pushed herself off of the wall, sprinting as fast as she could toward the elevator. They opened fire into the smoke, but missed Karai as she zigzagged toward the elevator.

She leapt inside and fell to the floor, slamming her fist against the close door button repeatedly. The doors closed and Karai sat in the elevator, unable to believe the situation she and Leonardo were in.

She couldn't believe how ruthless Saki was being. He wasn't even trying to be sneaky anymore, he wanted to kill Leonardo, no matter what else happens.

First thing she needed to do was find Leonardo before the Purple Dragon's did. After that, get the hell out.