Chapter 11
Old Steel Mill
"NOOO!!!" yelled Electra as she watched Leo fall to the ground. She knelt down next to him and held his head in her lap as the Shredder walked up to them laughing.
"It seems that anyone you love doesn't stay around very long my dear." Shredder laughed.
Raphael ran up behind the Shredder and landed a hard kick to his back and sent him flying into the the wall in front of him. The shredder quickly got back to his feet and stared at Raphael with hatred in his eyes.
"You will pay for that freak!" Shredder hissed.
"I'm gonna rip out your heart, you son of a bitch!!" Raph yelled back as he ran towards the Shredder with both sais drawn. Raph swiped at the Shredder's chest with his sais but the Shredder back flipped away and connected with a round house kick to Raph's head sending him to the ground but he quickly recovered and was on the attack again. Raph swiped at the Shredder again but this time followed it up with a front kick to the chest and the Shredder fell clutching his chest after having the wind knocked out of him. Raph tried to stab him in the back while he was down but the Shredder picked up a handful of dirt and threw it in Raph's eyes.
"AHH! I can't see!" Raphael yelled while rubbing his eyes. Shredder got back to his feet and threw him into a pile of wood and bricks behind him. Then he set his eyes on the fallen turtle leader that laid helpless a few yards away. Electra saw Shredder coming towards them and drew her own sais to defend herself and Leo.
"How sweet, trying to protect your freak lover, no matter! I'll deal with you first but I will not kill him right away, no, he will watch you all die first!" Shredder smirked.
Mikey and Don were busy taking care of the last foot Elite when they looked back to see Electra and Shredder square off. Don had just knocked out the last Elite that attacked him and seen that Mikey was also finished with opponent. Don ran over to make sure he was alright then they turned their attention to getting to Leo and Raph and helping Electra.
"We got to get Leo out of here, he is loosing to much blood" Don said frantically.
"I'll help Electra, she doesn't stand a chance against him alone. You find Raph and get Leo out of here, Splinter and Casey are waiting for us at the Battle Shell" Mikey ordered Don.
Don left to find Raph and Mikey went to help Electra deal with the Shredder. When Don got to Raph he seen that Raph was pinned under the rubble that he was thrown in. "You ok Raph?" Don asked.
"Peachy, Where is Mikey and Electra?" Raph asked.
"They are out there protecting Leo, now come on we got to get out of here" Don answered him while throwing the rubble off his brother and helping him up. When the two brothers made their way to Leo they found he was gone.
"Where did he go?" Raph asked.
"I don't know, but we got to go help Mikey and Electra" Don answered.
As Don and Raph made their way to Mikey and Electra they were having their own problems with the Shredder. In one swift motion the Shredder did a jumping spit kick that sent both Mikey and Electra to the ground about ten feet away from the Shredder. Electra got back to her feet and looked over to find Mikey holding his ankle.
"I think I sprang my ankle" Mikey winced.
Electra ran at the Shredder again and this time slashed his chest with enough force to penetrate his armour and cut into his chest. The Shredder cried out in pain and stumbled back while clutching his chest. After wiping the blood off his hand he ran at Electra and delivered a series of punches and kicks. Electra didn't have much time to react and found herself receiving cuts to her arms where she was trying to block his attack. She was beginning to tire when the Shredder landed a hard hard to her stomach. Electra fell to the ground and the Shredder stood over her ready to deliver the death blow.
Leonardo made his way across the mill till he was right above the Shredder and seen that he was about to strike down Electra. Even though Leo was bleeding badly from the wound in his mid-section he had to save her, no matter the cost. As soon as he was in position he jumped down from the balcony above the Shredder with his sword drawn, ready to end his reign of terror.
Th Shredder was about to strike Electra when all of a sudden he heard a yell above him and turned in time to see Leonardo come down with his sword and stab right through his armour and go right into the center of his chest and pearce his heart. The Shredder staggered backwards and fell to his knees. He couldn't get a word out of his mouth and he could feel his life force leaving him. As he looked to the ground his eyes met a shadow and looked up to see Leonardo standing over him with his own blood running down his leg.
"I.. hate.. you... I will---" Shredder said as he fell to the ground face first.
After seeing the Shredder die Leo fell to the ground. All of his brothers and Electra ran over to him. Raph and Mikey carried Leo while Don and Electra made sure that no one was following them. When they got back to the Battle Shell they were greeted by Splinter, April, and Casey.
"Hey guys over here, what took you ---"Casey started until he seen Leo being carried.
"O No! Leo!" April cried as she ran to his side.
"My son! Raphael, what has happen?" Splinter asked his second eldest son.
"Leo killed him, master, the Shredder is gone for good this time. But Leo was badly injured by the Shredder before he died." Raphael told his master while trying to keep the tears from falling down his face.
"Guys, we need to get Leo back to the lair as quick as we can. I need to get this wound taken care of and Leo is going to need a blood transfusion." Don told everyone. With that everyone got into their seats while Electra sat on the next tow where they had Leo laid so that Don could look his wounds over. The whole way back to the lair Electra never said a word to anyone, she just sat there silently staring at Leo while holding his hand and refused to let it go.
When they arrived at the lair they took Leo straight to the infirmary to begin the blood transfusion.
"Will he make Donny?" Mikey asked.
"I don't know Mikey, he has lost a lot of blood, if he makes it through the night he will have a fighting chance" Don told his younger brother. Both looked over to see Electra still holding Leonardo's hand while tears feel down her face. Mikey felt bad for her and walked over to comfort her.
"Don't worry babe, Leo will make it, he always does, he is stubborn that way" Mikey said trying to bring a smile to her face.
"Thanks Mikey, this is all my fault, If I hadn't come here then none of this would have ever happen" Electra said as the tears continued to run down her face. It was hard to believe that this was the same warrior that a few weeks ago tried to kill them all. So much had changed in that time. Mikey wanted to tell her that.
"Look Electra, none of this is your fault. You are the best thing that has happen to Leo. Before you came he was all work and had no time to himself. You gave him so much. He walks around with a smile all the time thanks to you, He is not always serious as he used to be since you came here. Leonardo would not want you to blame yourself, he did what he had to to keep you safe, that is what he does.' Mikey seen that she was listening to every word that he said and continued. "No matter what you think you have done remember that Leo loves you and he will always want to protect you, so don't blame yourself anymore, that is unless you want to hear a two hour lecture from Leo when he wakes up" Mikey finished.
Electra found that Mikey's last comment made her happy and couldn't keep a smile from coming to her face. She turned back to him and gave him a big hug and kissed him on the cheek. This made Mikey blush and brought a big goofy grin to his face.
"Thank you Mikey, you have a way with words, you know that" Electra said smiling.
"Its a gift I guess, I'll just leave you alone now, If Leo wakes up let us know, ok?" Mikey said.
"Ok, and thanks Mikey" Electra told him.
"Your welcome" Mikey said as he got up and walked towards the door and took one last look at his brother and Electra. She really loves him, Maybe she will get him to seas up on training Mikey thought to himself as we walked out of the room.
"Please wake up soon, I need you just like your brothers do" Electra said quietly and kissed his cheek. She the laid her head on his chest and fell asleep.
