I'm going to try and get in the Justice Force and Mortu later...but, I've decided there should be some more girl bonding time. Yes, it means what you think it means - time for some April, Karai, and Angel!
Disclaimer: I do not own TMNT. TMNT and all related characters are the property of Mirage Studios, Kevin Eastman, and Peter Laird.
Bonding
They were an odd group, attracting quite a few stares and whispers. But the three moved with purpose, and paid no attention to the other walkers as they continued down the streets of Manhattan.
"...Still nothing." Karai's voice sliced through the silence of the alleyway, causing the other two girls to look over at her. Dark, black bangs covering her green eyes, Karai continued, "There is still nothing, even after 5 months."
"Yeah...I'm really starting to miss the guys," Angel said, playing with one of her purple pigtails. "...Especially Mikey. I could really use a good laugh right about now."
"Don't I know it," April sighed. Her own green eyes shimmered. "Do you...do you think they're gone for good?"
"No!" Karai's outburst startled April and Angel, but the female warrior continued: "They are not gone for good. We are all looking hard; if they were dead or captured, we would have found something by now!"
"Then, what, they just disappeared into thin air?" Angel rolled her brown eyes - though April and Karai were friends now, arguments like this were still a common part of their day.
"It is possible!"
"How so?"
"Are you so quick to forget the magic we encountered with the Ninja Tribunal and the Demon Shredder?"
"So, what, you're saying that maybe the Tribunal took them?"
"Again, it is possible! We must consider every possibility!"
"OK, can you two cut it out?" Angel hissed, causing her two older companions to glance over at her. "In case you didn't notice, we're surrounded!"
True enough, the three were now surrounded, by a gang of Purple Dragons led by none other than Hun. The walking mountain grinned down at them.
"Hello, ladies. My, my, where are the Turtles? I haven't seen the freaks in ages! Perhaps they really are dead, never coming back to save you." The Purple Dragons laughed as Hun sneered; Karai's eyes were narrowed dangerously, Angel had a hand on her manriki gusari, and April was looking for any weak spots in their defenses.
"Ha, yep, no one to save you now! Purple Dragons, get 'em!"
The katana were whipped out so quickly, the two charging at Karai didn't see them until she had already sliced up their pipe and baseball bat. The two edged away, then ran, screaming, from the alley.
Angel, meanwhile, was literally whipping people with her manriki; the clanking sound of the heavy metal chains eventually gave her some comfort room, as fewer and fewer PD's wanted to try and get close to the chain-swinging, street-smart teen.
And April was faring quite well too; the red-head, while she had no weapons, was putting the training Master Splinter had given her to good use. Before long, she had a pile of unconcious bodies surrounding her.
Hun was glaring; Angel smirked. "You know, Hun, there's no better way to help girls bond then by giving them a common enemy."
"Would you like to taste our wrath now?"
The large man was unprepared for the attack; April and Karai had leapt at Hun the moment Angel swept his feet out from under him. Now April was pinning down one arm, Angel the other, and Karai had a katana at his throat.
"Leave us be, Hun." The katana slowly withdrew as Karai placed it back in it's sheath. "We have bigger enemies to worry about than you; and further, I do not wish to spill any more blood. The Turtles may be gone, but we are more than capable of dealing with you ourselves."
Hun's eyes were still wide from Karai's hissed warning. "I-I-I never said you weren't capable! E-especially you, Karai! ...Uh...could I go now."
Karai, eyes still narrow, gave a nod, and stepped back as Angel and April released his arms. The man stood up and backed away from them slowly; his eyes were once again narrowed.
"Don't think this is over, though," he snarled. "I will be back." And then he turned to catch up with his men.
Angel was the first to break the silence. "Well, that went well, didn't it? We showed them not to mess with us!"
Karai and April exchanged smirks. "Yes - I do not think we will have to worry much about Hun, at least for the time being."
"And he can expect a royal butt-kicking if he decides to try us again!"
The three laughed, as though they had been friends forever, as they continued on their way.