A/N - I just noticed the last chapters formatting went a bit weird, so I've updated it and it seems to be working! Thanks to everyone still reading and reviewing! You guys are awesome.


Ready, set, go: Raphael

I knew this was a bad idea before I started, but I'm pretty much committed at this point. It had taken some time but I'd finally managed to bend the doors of the truck open enough to slip a piece of wood between them. At first, I'd tried breaking through the small window on the door but the mesh covering was too difficult. Lucky for us this truck is pretty old and by using the plank for leverage I'd managed to prise a small gap into the bottom of the door. The bad news is the lock on the truck is pretty high tech and while the door bent under pressure I have no chance of breaking past the lock. That really only left one plan and even I think it's pretty stupid.

Master Splinter hadn't woken up and he was still bleeding even though I tried to wrap the wound. I used the couple of nails in the truck to free him from the restraints and made sure everything was in place for what was about to go down.

I had made the gap with the door so I could just about reach the back left wheel and that's where those nails were going. I have to hope they'd stop and check the truck. Crouching by the door I force my hand through the gap and wait until the truck slows down. Lucky for us the purple dragons don't want to draw attention to themselves so they've been following the rules of the road like good little citizens.

Red light.

The truck stops and I waste no time in jamming the long nails into the tyre and out again leaving a few holes. Just before the truck moves again, I jam both nails in and leave them there. The faint sound of air tells me the tyre is going down. Now all I can do is wait and hope they take the bait. I'm just happy to wrench my hand back into the truck, hopefully no-one noticed a green hand poking around the tyre.

Carefully I arrange Splinter behind me and check his pulse for probably the hundredth time. It's getting weaker and I have to fight down the desperation that claws at me. If this doesn't work, there's no other plan.

The truck carried on for a couple more blocks before it turned right and grinds to a halt. This is it. My heart leaps as the sound of voices passes the side of the truck, stopping level with the wheel.

"What the hell happened?" exclaimed one dragon, followed by the sound of the wheel being kicked.

"We gotta tell the others to bring a spare" said the other dragon

"I ain't making that call. Hun will kill us if we don't meet up with him and bring the freaks" complained the angry dragon "If he wasn't so huge he could have been driving this truck, and it'd be his problem"

I can't help but smirk slightly as Huns lackeys mock him, they'd never have the guts to do it to his face.

"Is there a tyre in the back?" asked the other one, clearly the lazier of the two judging by how little he seemed to care about their problem

"I ain't going in there" shouted the first Dragon, a hint of fear in his voice

I can almost imagine the panic on his face and I can't help but smile. They should be afraid.

"What you worried about? The freak that got shot is probably dead by now"

"Dead or not, I ain't going near it" the first dragon half shouted

Instinctively I pull Splinter closer, anger igniting as they talk so openly about killing someone. Nearly killing someone, I remind myself. I never understood scum like them! They don't care who they hurt, and then they're too wimpy to face the consequences. By consequences, I mean me.

"The boys are here" says the first dragon and panic sets in as I wonder how many 'boys' are out there

"Have you checked the prisoners?" booms the voice of Hun and any hope I had vanishes

Getting to my feet I ready the chain I would have to use as a weapon. This is the only chance I'll have to get us both out. It has to work, I can't let us die like this. If Hun hadn't shown up with reinforcements it might have, I just needed the two purple dragons to open the door. I should have known it wouldn't work. I'm not Leo, I can't think that far ahead. Now it's going to cost Splinter his life.