Anna stared at the Shredder, fear pulsing through her as she hid behind Leo a bit. She quickly glanced at her brothers. They seemed to be as scared as she was.
Shredder removed his helmet. "The time for games has ended. No more charades. You see me as I am, and it is the last thing that you will ever see." Smirking, he placed the helmet back on his head. "Prepare to face your destiny! And your doom!"
"Well, he's your friend, Leo." Don muttered.
"And he certainly has a strong sense of personal style." Mikey added. "I mean… nice outfit!" He grinned.
Anna looked over at Mikey and shook her head. "No…" She said.
"Somethin' tells me he didn't get all dressed up fer nothing." Raph said.
"Guys, we're in for the fight of our lives." Leo said as the five got ready.
"Let's do this. Together." Anna said as she moved from behind Leo.
"That's the Angel I know." Raph said approvingly.
"Foot ninja, attack! Destroy them!" The Shredder roared a command. The ninja charged, and Anna narrowed her eyes.
She leapt up as they came towards her and took about three of them down with a roundhouse kick before throwing one of her swords at a ninja. It hit his head and caused him to crumple down, unconscious. Running, she grabbed that sword before she skidded to a halt.
There in front of her was the Shredder.
"You fight well for a female." He said, his red eyes staring into her blue ones, paralysing her. "I would gladly give you a place in my empire if you survive this."
"I would rather die with my brothers!" She yelled back.
Move, move, move, move!
"Then you are a fool!" He snarled before lunging at her. Anna dodged it and went for a kick but the Shredder caught her leg. Chuckling darkly, he pulled her towards him and went for the final blow as the roof caught on fire.
"NO!" Leo charged at the two but was held back by some Ninja.
Don't panic… Anna told herself as she waited for the Shredder to come close enough. Now! Anna brought up her other leg and kicked the Shredder in the side. He let go of her and the flames consumed the building. Anna stumbled back and straight into Leo's waiting arms.
Because of their weight however, the roof collapsed beneath them and the two fell down to the ground. Leo wrapped his arms around her, trying to protect her from the fall.
The two landed with a thud and Anna's ankle collapsed under her. She let out a shriek of pain before Leo covered her mouth to make sure she didn't repeat that noise that pierced his heart.
Not that he was going to say that to her.
"We have to find the others." Leo whispered. "Gotta regroup."
Anna nodded and tried to stand up. She hissed in pain as her ankle refused to take her weight. Leo sighed and moved his katana holder to his belt and scooped Anna up onto his back. "You're disgusted at me." She said in a small voice as he walked.
"No I'm not." Leo answered. He continued to walk and Anna rested her head on his shoulder, exhausted. "What's wrong with your ankle?" He asked.
"I think it's just twisted… or maybe broken in the worst case scenario. I'll get Donny to take a look at it when we find him." Anna said, lifting her head to scan the area, looking for any foot ninja that could be following them.
Leo continued to walk around the corners and once he deemed it was safe, he gently set Anna down. "Let me take a look at it." He said and went to take a look at her ankle. Gently holding it, not to cause Anna too much pain, he prodded it gently and Anna let out a hiss of pain. "Sorry." He murmured. "I think it's just twisted." Leo gave her a gentle smile.
"Ok." Anna smiled back despite the pain. He was so close… and all she wanted to do was kiss him.
But she looked behind him and her eyes went wide. "Shell." She muttered and Leo turned around and groaned. Standing behind him were Foot Ninja.
"Don't try and fight." Leo said, standing in front of Anna to protect her.
"Leo." Anna said and as he turned around, she brought him down to her level and kissed him. "Go get them." She said before realising what she had done. "Oh my God…" She muttered, blushing.
Leo was also blushing but tried to turn his attention back to the fight at hand. Suddenly, a man was among the group before them, wearing a trench coat and drawing a strange glowing sword.
"I want one!" Anna muttered, distracted by the sword. The man single-handedly defeated all of the ninja and he sheathed his blade as the glow died, and headed towards them.
"Ok, this is new," Leo muttered, looking wary. "You're definitely a ninja, but not one of them."
"I am simply a guardian. Beyond that, I cannot tell you anything more."
"That's… pretty helpful."
"More like pretty vague." Anna said her mind still on the kiss.
"I am sorry, but I cannot reveal everything to you now." He said, resting his gaze on Anna. "Just know that you are caught in a battle much bigger than you can imagine."
"I've pretty much heard that already from Oroku Saki." Leo replied.
"Yes. It was the only truth the Shredder told you. But know this. By rejecting the Shredder and his evil, you have made an ally this day."
He offered his hand to shake, and Leo shook it. The headlights of the Battle Shell fell on the bricks, and Anna shielded her eyes from the glare.
"Hey, guys! Need a ride?" Don asked.
"Sure. Guys, I'd like to introduce you to-" Leo turned to find the man gone. "The mystery ninja." Anna tried to stand up but collapsed once again. "Don! She needs help." Leo said.
"What happened?" Raph said as he and Leo helped her into the Battle Shell and Anna sighed when she saw Splinter.
"I landed on my ankle when we fell. Leo tried to stop it from happening but…" Anna trailed off as Mikey hugged her. She looked over at Leo and blushed again, remembering the kiss.
"Something happened between you and Fearless didn't it?" Raph smirked at her while Don bandaged up her foot.
"None of your business." Anna snapped back, blushing harder and Leo refused to meet her gaze. "And you stink." She wrinkled her nose.
"My children, now that you are safe." Splinter's walking stick smacked them on the heads.
"OW!" Mikey said
"Master Splinteerrrr!" Anna whined, rubbing her head.
"HEY!" Don yelled.
"What was that fer?" Raph complained.
"For being so foolish! You should have never tried to face the Shredder alone! He is too powerful!" Splinter lectured them.
"You're telling me! I've got bruises that have bruises!" Don stated.
"And did you see the Shredder walk straight through that fire?"
"Yeah! He's like the Shredi-nator or something!" Mikey said.
Anna rolled her eyes and smacked him as hard as she could. "OW! Anna!"
"You have stirred the hornets' nest. He will not rest until he finds us." Splinter sighed.
"What should we do, Master Splinter?" Leo asked.
"Let him find us. I have long wished to avenge my Master Yoshi. Now is the time."
"How are we going to make him find us?" Anna asked as she tested her ankle by walking a few steps around the Battle Shell. She could barely walk… but her ankle felt alright. She smiled and gave Don the thumbs up.
"Sit still." Splinter answered.
"I don't know, Master Splinter. Sitting still isn't one of our strong points." Mikey caught the glare from his seat. "Right! Sitting still it is! I like sitting still! Sitting still is good!"
The six mutants headed up to a rooftop, leaning on the metal supports of a water tower. Anna looked around at her brothers and stifled a laugh; they somehow had managed to look like gangsters. She then glanced at her ankle and prayed that it would hold up during the fight, Mikey had the same injury as her and he didn't seem to care about it.
Anna then looked at Leo, unable to keep the kiss out of her mind. She couldn't believe that she did that. She didn't know what came over her. A screech of metal on metal brought her out of her thoughts and she looked up. The enemy ninja jumped up, followed by the Shredder.
"DUDE!" Mikey exclaimed, looking at Leo who narrowed his eyes.
The Shredder glared at them and Anna felt that fear come up inside her which happened every time she stared into his eyes.
"Let the butt-kickin' begin." Raph declared.
The five pulled out their weapons, with Anna more reluctant than her brothers. It was clear she did not want to fight.
"Foot ninja, ATTACK!" The Shredder commanded his forces.
Anna ran forward with her brothers, ignoring the pain that came from her ankle. She ducked a blow directed at her head. She punched that ninja in the stomach before turning around and using her good leg to side kick another ninja.
"Remember, my children. Even the mighty oak bends before the fierce storm winds." Splinter said.
"Huh?" Mikey asked, clobbering someone on the head.
"Be careful! And do not become overconfident!" Splinter explained.
"What on Earth are you talking about?" Anna shook her head as she kicked another ninja… but with her injured ankle this time. "AH!" She shrieked in pain, collapsing onto the ground.
"Angel!" Raph yelled and stood in front of her to protect her. "Can you still fight?" He asked as he helped her up.
"I think so. Just gotta be more careful." Anna nodded as she and Raph stood back to back. The two managed take down some ninja together… using their awesome teamwork that they were known for.
"Uhhh Raphy?" Anna said as she looked over to where Leo was.
"What?"
"Give me a minute and I'll be back." Anna said, slowly making her way over to where Leo was. Leo managed to take down some ninja and unbeknownst to him, the Shredder stood behind him and was about to strike him down.
"NO!" Anna yelled leaping in between the two and blocking the blow. She and the Shredder struggled for a bit before Shredder knocked her away and into the wall where he had just placed Don.
"MARIA!"
Anna groaned in pain and rubbed her ankle as Raph joined them. Anna held him up as Mikey flew into the wall next to them. "Leo." Anna whispered as he knocked down more Foot Ninja before landing in front of the Shredder.
"AHH!" Leo yelled as Shredder punched him and he landed on the wall… leaving quite a big mark.
"Leo!" Anna said as she and her brothers moved closer towards him. She grabbed Leo's hand as the five looked up at the Shredder who loomed above them.
"None of you will leave here alive!" The Shredder raised his gauntlet and Anna buried her head into Leo's shoulder and squeezed his hand tighter, unable to watch.
"Shredder! NO!" Anna looked up to see Splinter blocking the fatal blow.
"You destroyed my family once before. I will not allow you to do it again!"
"No man, or FREAK, can defeat me!"
"That remains to be seen!"
The five backed up onto the roof, watching their father fight with his enemy. Leo had one arm around Anna, supporting her as they walked. She turned her head and rested it on his shoulder. Unable to watch, she shut her eyes as frightened tears threatened to spill from her eyes.
Leo, sensing her distress, pulled her close to him, whispering soothing words to her.
The water tower was swaying, its supports weakened.
"This is for my Master Yoshi!" Splinter kicked the last support down, and got out of the way as it crashed down on the Shredder. Water went flying.
"Hey… look." Leo said to Anna and she raised her head to see water dripping over the edge of the building.
It seemed rather obvious that the Shredder was dead.
"Is it over?" Anna whispered as the family looked over the edge, exhausted.
"It's over." Don confirmed.
"Master Splinter." Leo said in awe.
"You okay?" Mikey asked.
"Come. We have avenged my Master Yoshi. Let us go home." Splinter turned to walk away, and Anna nodded.
"I'm all over that!" Don said.
"Yeah." Raph agreed
"I'll tell you what, home never sounded so good." Leo said before looking at his sister. "We'll discuss what happened earlier when we get home… ok?" He asked.
"Ok." Anna nodded and Leo supported her as they walked back to the Battle Shell. Once inside, Anna fell asleep, resting her head on Leo's shoulder. Leo smiled before pulling her closer and Raph smirked.
"It's about time." He said to Mikey who grinned.
"I wonder what happened before we found them." He replied.
"That's none of your business." Leo said, smirking at the two. He remembered the feeling of her lips on his when she kissed him… and decided that he wanted to do it again.
No matter what the consequences were.
A/N: Another chapter done and dusted :D I actually had been planning this chapter since I started writing this story lol. It's one of my favourite episodes and I really wanted to give my own spin on it :D Anyway, please drop me a review and tell me what you think and if you have any ideas, feel free to say them =) Thanks for reading!
