***OC***
"Hurry it up, Don. I have two Sai ready to slice into those creatures' behinds." Raph snarled as Don fiddled with hotwiring the main security system.
"I'm just as ready to get Yuri back as you are Raph." Don glanced towards his brother. "However in order to ensure that we don't bring her into any more danger than she ALREADY is, we need to be as stealthy as possible." He made an adjustment on his hand-held device. "You'll get your chance to kick some shell, AFTER we recover her."
"Oh I plan on doin' more than JUST kicking some shell." Raph growled, holding his sai tightly. He looked over his shoulder and narrowed his eyes. "The shell is taking Mikey and Leo so long?"
"It's OsCorp, Raph." Don muttered. "There's security everywhere, and considering that—"
"Hey guys!"
Raph turned, sai ready, but relaxed when Mikey landed behind him, Leo close by. Mikey ran up to Don and flailed his arms in the air. "You are not going to BELIEVE who's on the other side of the building."
Raph gave Mikey a sarcastic look. "Let me guess? Flyin' Fox and the Easter Bunny?"
Mikey put up a hand. "Aw Come on Raph! That's not a funny joke since Flying Fox DIED!" He made a pouty face and sniffled. "And she was the best out of them all…"
"Then who IS it, pea brain?"
"Oh Oh! Right!" Mikey put up his hand. "It's the JUSTICE Leauge!"
Both Raph and Don stopped and looked towards Mikey in disbelief. Leo took a step up. "He's right. The Justice League is on the other side of the building, and they're talking about their team member, Camille."
"Turns out, she's been BRAINWASHED!" Mikey flailed his arms in the air.
Don paused and looked thoughtful for a moment.
"…This….is good!"
"Say Wha?"
"What do you mean?"
"The Justice League are no doubt here to recover their teammate" Don put up a finger. "With OsCorp focused on the League, we can sneak in, get Yuri, and get back out!"
Leo slowly nodded. "True to ninja form…good thinking Don."
"Wait, aren't we going to fight WITH them?" Mikey put up a hand. "It's the Justice League after all!"
"Mikey, we have to keep true to the Bushido way of Invisibility." He looked towards his brothers. "Since the Justice League is planning to attack, we have a limited window to get Yuri out of there."
"Soooo….what exactly IS the plan?" Mikey asked, before hearing a beep from where Don was.
When the turtles looked, the door that Don was hotwiring promptly opened up, giving them access into the building.
Leo narrowed his eyes. "We get in, wait for the right moment, and take back what's ours."
***IO***
Yuri groaned as she paced around in the cage. For her it made less sense that Osborn would put her on the lower level and into a traditional cage rather than one of those forcefield ones…
…maybe they had located Clover…
She paused her pacing and grimaced. Great. If they got her, then it would be right back to square one.
479 beating them up, 832 and herself trying to escape…and by the looks of it, 591 was back…but why?
Didn't she enjoy the Justice League? Every time she saw her on the television—
Yuri felt her nose twitch and the stench of old pizza came to her senses. "…ungh…Mikey-kun mew need to brush mewr—" She paused. Her ears quickly perked at the sound of the door opening, and she quickly looked out, expecting to see four ninja turtles.
…however, in came 591, much to Yuri's shock.
For a moment, the two said nothing to each other. 591 walked over to the controls and looked over them for a moment, before she headed over to the cage.
Yuri gazed into the Saturn-clone's eyes and gawked at how…military-like she was being.
"…591-chan…" she murmured lightly.
"220." 591 lowly, putting her paws behind her back. "…It's been so long."
Yuri's ears went sideways for a moment, before she looked towards the Saturn with pleading eyes. "591, What happened, nya? Why aren't mew with the Justice League anymore? Why are mew still here? Mew hate Osborn-baka, just like I hate Octavius-baka! Mew—"
"You're not the only one who hates Otto Octavius, 220." 591 replied evenly, her eyes narrowing. "I actually witnessed him destroying Coney Island and fighting with Spiderman after you and 832 had escaped."
Yuri looked to the side for a moment, before looking back towards the stronger experiment.
"…let me go, nya"
"…I can't."
"Please! I have to get back to my brothers, nya! Nekokasai hurt them, nya! I have to get back to them! I WANT to get back to them! I still haven't told him I—" Yuri suddenly paused and stopped herself from continuing.
The Saturn waited for Yuri to continue, but it was evident that she wasn't going to finish that sentence without a nudge.
"The terrapins?" 591 asked slowly. "…You're in love with one of them aren't you?"
Yuri blushed and took a step back. "N-NO!...yeeesss…." She put her hands to her face, her ears flattening against her head.
591 watched Yuri for a moment, a very small smile coming to her face, before she turned and headed back for the computer. Yuri continued to blush, before she grabbed the bars.
"591 PLEASE! Mew were the one who allowed me to escape in the first place, nya!"
591 crossed her arms and glanced to the side towards Yuri's cage, saying nothing.
"And mew should come with me, nya!" Yuri pleaded. "The terrapins are really nice, nya!...well, except Raph-kun, but he's got a good heart, nya."
"That's not possible." 591 muttered lightly.
"Sure it is! He acts big and tough, but he dose care—"
"I mean your offer of me going with you." 591 turned to face Yuri's cage, a serious look on her face. As she turned, Yuri caught sight of something glimmering in the large air shafts above her.
Sure enough, when Yuri looked up, she saw four pairs of white eyes looking down and getting their weapons ready.
Yuri's first thought was to react with joy…but she winced sharply.
The action made 591 tilt her head and start to turn-
"WHY NOT?!" Yuri quickly said, earning the Saturn's attention. Yuri winced lightly, before continuing. "Why is that not possible?" She grabbed the bars and gritted her teeth. "We BOTH know you're the protector of the experiments! Mew care more about our safety than your own, nya!"
She glanced to the side as she watched the four shadows jump silently from the air vent to the shadows of the room, ready for their chance to strike. It looked like one of them wanted to strike right then and there, but Yuri quickly shook her head in discouragement.
591 crossed her arms and looked at Yuri seriously.
"Perhaps. And you're right…I do hate Osborn….but the reason I stay is to keep him off your scent."
Yuri's ears perked lightly, a stunned look on her face. "…wait….mew've known where I've been this whole time, nya?"
"No. And in all reality, It would seem that Master has been keeping some secrets from me as well." She glanced to the side briefly, her ears twitching lightly to the sound of a slight shuffle.
591's eyes narrowed and her nose twitched….they were not alone.
Yuri winced and quickly put her hand up. "T-Then it would make sense if mew joined us, nya!" She quickly said. "You could still protect me."
"No."
Yuri looked at 591 in a devastated manor, though 591 only smiled at her.
"I have to keep him off your scent…that way YOU have a chance to live a happy life."
"But—"
"I'm fine, 220." She assured. "It's my mission to protect….let me do my job, 220."
"….Yuri…" the cat-girl reached through the bars. "…My name is Yuri…"
"…Yuri…right." 591 smiled warmly, taking Yuri's hand in her paw. "It's much better than a number isn't it?"
For a moment the two experiments said nothing, before 591 started to turn and head for the door.
"…Mate!"
591 looked back, watching Yuri take something off her wrist and hold it up to 591. "…Remember me? Always?...please…"
591 took the trinket from Yuri's hand and looked at it. It was a golden charm in the shape of a paper crane. It looked like it was well taken care of by Yuri. Smiling lightly, 591 nodded lightly.
"Of course…you'll always be my little sister…"
"And you'll always be apart of the Justice League…the good guys…right?" Yuri asked.
591 did not respond, if anything she seemed to ponder, as though she were trying to regain some sort of memory that was eluding her.
"…be safe, 220." She finally said, exiting the room and letting the door close behind her.
Yuri stared at the door as it closed, a feint feeling of hopelessness going through her. Was 591 truly giving up on herself in order to protect her and 832? Did she really only see staying as the only option?
Was there any other-
Yuri paused and flinched when a shadow suddenly landed right in front of her, turning out the grinning face of none other than Mikey, who had a smile so wide and so evil, you'd have thought he'd won the Battle Nexus…Again.
"I heeeeaaaarrrddd thaaaaat!" Mikey said in a sing song voice.
Yuri blushed and shifted uncomfortably, gritting her teeth lightly. "Heard….what…nya…"
"YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH LEO!" Mikey practically cheered.
Yuri grabbed and pulled on her ears.
"NO! NO. I'M NOOOOOT!" She whined loudly as Don SHOVED Mikey away from the cage and began to fiddle with the lock.
A sharp SMACK was placed across Mikey's head, curtesy of both Raph and Leo, who were giving him the death glare of doom.
"Would you CUT it out, shell for brains?!" Raph snarled.
"Are you ok Yuri?" Leo asked as Don continued to fiddle with the lock. "Did they hurt you?
Yuri looked towards Leo and looked away briefly. "…uh-…n-no…No they didn't." she said quickly.
Leo frowned sternly at the lack of eye contact she was giving him. "Yuri."
"….yes…." Yuri finally muttered.
"We'll get you looked at once we get you home," Don replied, finally getting the lock open, allowing Yuri to get out of her cage and land near them, looking towards the door. For a moment, she hesitated, before looking towards the turtles, who were already heading for the vents once again.
"….um…there is a better way, nya." Yuri put up a hand.
Leo looked back towards Yuri. "What do you mean?"
Yuri pointed towards the other side of the room. "Osborn-baka is stressed about the Justice League, nya…the building's main floors are about to be crawling with police."
"Wonderful." Raph grouched, looking towards Don. "There goes the WHOLE operation, genius."
"Raph-kun, mate!" Yuri patted his arm to get his attention, pointing towards a different door. "If we go that way and follow hall D-3, that will take us to the basement, nya." She looked upwards. "There are doors to the Subway tunnels down there…electrical stuff."
"Then that's our best option." Don said, looking towards Yuri. "Though…how do you know that, Yuri?"
Yuri blushed and looked down, looking embarrassed. "…um…"
"No way we're just running away." Raph growled. "Not when we have dragon tails and rabid cat to find!"
"Raph, we talked about this." Leo growled. "We've got Yuri, and she's already admitted that she's been hurt. We need to get her home and cared for."
"EXACTLY! THEY'VE HURT HER!" Raph snarled angrily. "And I'm gonna make them hurt WORSE!"
Yuri blushed darkly, taking Raph's arm. "Raph-kun! Please! Mew have no idea what 479 can DO, nya! She's a monster, nya! She'll try and turn mew against each other!"
"We've dealt with our fair share of monsters, Kitten." Raph replied, scowling at her.
"Ungh! Would mew just get going for once nya?!" Yuri shot back. "Just GO!"
Raph looked down towards Yuri and frowned for a moment, leaning down to her ear.
"…make me…"
Yuri suddenly went stock still, a dark blush appearing on her face. For a moment that SEEMED to go on for an hour, she slowly glanced up at him…before quickly releasing him and crossing her arms.
"nnnyyyyaaa…." She growled, quickly scampering away from the stronger turtle and heading for the door, opening it and looking around to ensure that no one was coming.
Without bothering to see if the turtles were even following, she scampered out.
Don and Mikey quickly followed, though Leo looked towards Raph and frowned lightly. "Raph. Do you want to focus more on revenge, or protecting the girl you love?"
Raph glared at Leo as the blue-clad turtle quickly followed after the others. Finally, Raph brought up the rear, muttering to himself.
***SW***
8101 narrowed his eyes as he watched the screens before him. He had been ordered to stay in the bowels of the building and keep an eye on the lesser experiments, as well as ensure that 220 stayed in her cage…
Though seeing the screens before him, he felt a need grinding in his very bones.
Both 591 and 479 were fighting alongside Goblin in an effort to deflect and defeat the Justice League. It looked like 479 was playing dirty, which wasn't news for her. Continuing to watch the monitors, he crossed his arms and scowled.
Master wasn't utilizing his abilities properly. If he was apart of the fight, he would do more than just TOY with these so-called 'heroes'. If HE was apart of the fight, he'd be showing that he was FAR more superior than-
He paused and quickly looked towards a separate monitor. "…Nekonell?" He narrowed his eyes at the sight of his sister and the four terrapin beings making their escape down hallway D-3 and heading for the subway tunnels.
8101 narrowed his eyes, a scowl on his face.
Oh. NO you don't, Nekonell….
He quickly turned, no longer paying attention to the other monitors that showed pictures of 479 betraying 591, and Goblin seething.
***SW***
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Yuri suddenly stopped running and quickly looked behind herself as the turtles continued to run. The heck was that? That…that sounded like 479…
Raph slowed his run to a halt, noticing Yuri was no longer following them, and was looking back down the hall like she had seen a ghost or something. "Ey! Yuri! You comin'?" He called out to the stunned looking cat girl.
"Come on! We need to get out of here!" Don agreed, looking behind himself and trying to figure out what got Yuri's attention. Had she heard something? Was she smelling something in the area? Was she distressed about her fellow experiments being left behind?
Yuri hadn't responded, and Raph glanced towards his brothers, before going back for Yuri, who seemed to be stunned by something. Quickly, he firmly took her wrist, causing her to look towards him. For a short moment, he looked into her sapphire eyes…
…her nervous eyes that reflected all kinds of fear.
"…Come on, Kitten…we gotta get movin'…" he said, a very small smile of encouragement on his face.
Yuri's cheeks turned a slight shade of pink. "…H-Hai….wakarimasu…" she replied, turning and once again heading out with the turtles.
"You doing ok Yuri?" Leo asked as the group continued, finally nearing the subway tunnels.
"Hai, though, I can't shake this feeling." Yuri glanced behind once again, her nose twitching slightly.
"Can't shake the feeling of Looove?" Mikey asked, turning and running backwards, making a cute face. "Awwwww, Leo came to your rescue, it's so roman- OOOWWW!"
"Would you KNOCK it off?!" Leo barked, seething towards his youngest brother. "I'll tell you again! Yuri and I are NOT a thing!"
"Yeah, Mikey-kun!" Yuri growled. "Leo-kun is awesome, but he's NOT the one I'm in love wi—" She paused and literally smacked her forehead.
YURI! YOU BAKA! YOU ABSOLUTE BAKA!
"You two are still in denial aren't'cha?" Mikey rubbed his hands as they slowed to a stop, once they ACTUALLY got to the Subway tunnels. Rubbing his hands, he let off a smirk towards Yuri. "That will chaaaange." He grinned, before being the first to hop down to ensure they had a clear opening.
"uuuuuunnnnnngggggghhhhh…" Yuri moaned, leaning against the wall and crossing her arms. "Anata no baka, nyyyaaa…" She grumbled.
"Mikey, make sure you check all three tracks!" Leo called.
"Yup!"
As Mikey did the perimeter sweep, Leo and Don kept on the sidelines, weapons out and ready. Raph had his weapons out, but couldn't help glancing behind him towards Yuri.
She was watching Mikey and keeping close to the wall…and she had the darkest blush on her face.
Yuri paused when she noticed Raph looking at her, and quickly looked away, determined not to give him the satisfaction of having him rub anything in her face.
"…ey."
Yuri tensed when Raph leaned over towards her. She made a face and squirmed, before looking up towards him, an exasperated look on her face.
"Listen, I know Mikey's givin' ya a rough time—"
"Ya think?" She growled lowly, motioning towards the tunnels behind them. "It's bad enough he's always trying to pair me with Leo-kun; I don't need him shoving me on mew!"
Raph smirked. "Oh ya got a problem with me, Kitten?"
"Mew ARE my problem!" Yuri prodded his chest. She quickly checked to see if Leo and Don were watching, before she growled in a hushed tone. "And to top that off, mew humiliated me yesterday with that sudden…mew know!"
"You enjoyed it." Raph shot back, putting his hands on his hips…before he leaned down and smirked at her, actually enjoying pushing her buttons. "You wanna kiss again?"
Yuri's face went completely red and she rose her hand, intent on slapping Raph-
"GAAAH!"
The group quickly turned towards the tunnels.
"Mikey?" Leo called out.
No answer.
Raph scowled and quickly turned, looking into the tunnels. "MIKEY! Quit fooling—"
SLAM!
The turtles all cried out in alarm when Mikey was SLAMMED in front of them, laying on his side and trembling.
"MIKEY!" Raph roared, scrambling to his youngest brother's side, turning him on his shell. Raph, Leo and Don gasped sharply upon seeing a DEEP gash in Mikey's shoulder, that was pouring out blood.
"MIKEY!"
"MIKEY-KUN!"
The group attempted to try and tend to the turtle's wound, before 8101 landed in front of them, his sharp claws extended. Looking upwards he licked off the blood from one of his paws.
"You're not leaving…without saying goodbye!" He snarled, before he leapt at the other three, his loud caterwaul echoing in the tunnels.