All TMNT characters are copyrighted by Mirage studios and were created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. And this is a non-profit fanfic. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was written, Robert Louis Stevenson. The music was composed by Wildhorn and the lyrics were written by Leslie is what I call talent.
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Buckle up, seat properly, and be prepared for anything (Mondhexe)
As you know I can't post the actual full lyrics only fragments but you can find the lyrics for Jekyll & Hyde, they are around, I wrote it while hearing them and you will get more involved with the plot the music is great too if you can get it.
"The frightened princess Doesn't know what to do!" Jekyll & Hyde
A Dangerous Game
Leonardo finished the call and sighed looking at the almost gallant Utrom disguised as a human in front motioning her to follow.
"Shall we get going?" he asked. "You got one bomb to disarm at the border of the city and the chopper is awaiting in the roof."
"You certainly have taken too much trouble just to talk to me;" Leonardo said ironically "What is this about?"
"You will see it might be nothing after all" the Shredder answered, leading the way.
"Why should I believe you?"
"Child, if I wanted you dead, you and your brood would be already, along with your human allies. Maybe you want to wait until something blast again," he warned, sneering.
Leonardo looked at the ground in defeat, avoiding his robotic stare, the facial expression was flawless enough to get under her skin, as she sheathed her other sword. The bastard had all the cards for the moment but who knew, maybe she will be able to have a showdown at the end of this day and she will return the favor and she could be annoying if she wished. She thought as she trailed after her sworn enemy.
"I am supposed to believe you no longer want me dead? I have proof that says otherwise," she said, unconsciously touching her shell.
"Yes, had my daughter not interfered, we would not be having this conversation. You too are difficult to eradicate after all." Suddenly he turned and looked at the turtle with her hand on her shell. He approached her and examined the crack in the shell with interest. Almost touching it. Leonardo jerked away.
"It seems I did leave a mark, just fitting I would call us even then," he said. "If I am right of course," he added, walking in front again.
'Ok, that was weird!' Leonardo reflected as she finally reached the roof where a helicopter was waiting. She reluctantly boarded the vessel and seated in front of the Shredder not wanting to lose him from sight 'Where is that damn Utrom Council when you need it? This bastard just escaped again!' she thought.
"How long has it been since we met?" Saki asked.
"Over 5 years" Leo replied, remembering everything he had done to them. "But you are quite resilient, I got to give you that; you are worst than a weed and you just keep coming back. I really see no purpose in this. Are you losing your touch?" she said, looking at the view of the city.
"I can return the compliment, I had adversaries before, but you, in particular, are extraordinary. Who could imagine that sewer blossom of a warrior would bloom so marvelously despite the adversity or maybe because of it...?" He said looking at her. "Your performance during the Tengu Shredder conflict managed to impress Karai after all."
Ok! The Shredder had just complimented her; just what the hell was he playing? "Quit the chit chat. I have a bomb to defuse, thank you. Do you make my life difficult on purpose or is it a gift you have?"
"My life does not revolve around you, turtles. I am after a much bigger picture. Your lives on the other hand..." The Utrom snarled.
"You took master Yoshi's life," she said.
"Yoshi...?" he paused "Ah, the guardian. Yes, I did. And you have tried to take my head, more than once: you blew my spaceship, you landed me in exile in a frozen rock... I guess that makes us even and, I must ask, were you personally acquainted with that human? I don't think he would have been so fond of you."
"Life for life," Leonardo said coldly, the "Eye for eye and the world would go blind" resounding in her head.
"And you want me to believe you of all agree with that?" The Shredder said cryptically. "I know you better than that."
"No you don't," she snapped as she turned her head. She should remain quiet and close his tirade just as she did with Raph. He was more dangerous than she wanted to acknowledge, but his arguments would be futile against her. She grinned to herself.
But he would not let her have her way. This Shredder was so much more than the one she had first met and that was terribly discomforting.
"I know my presence causes you unease, so I hope my voice will not be as discomforting," he said as he handed her a comm link as they landed on the first objective.
She sighed in relief from being away from him; he did have an overwhelming presence, as one could feel the power he held. She was not afraid of him anymore, she had bested him more than once, 'but not in the final battle you lost that one'. She sighed deeply, he is probably taunting me and at the end, he is going to try to kill me that is all, she reassured herself.
She had managed to find the device quite quickly and was getting acquainted with its design and while waiting for the disarming number when the smooth voice of her enemy irrupted through the comm link.
"Have you ever considered changing your decision on my offer?" he asked.
She hit the wall. He could not be talking about that! "That was not even a choice, I will never join you," she said. "Does this has anything to do with the code, or should I start running?"
"No. 3531."
She deactivated the device and heard the beeping sound for the first time. "Tell your brethren about the next two codes: 4589 and 6734. Be brief or else..." He threatened.
She dialed Don's Shellcell.
"Leo..." Don started.
"Are you in position?" she asked not leaving space for arguments
"Yes," Don answered.
"4589." Don dialed.
"Done," she could hear Don's relieved sigh as she contained hers and hung up. She then proceeded to have a very like conversation with April and then headed to the roof. Where she found 10 Foot ninjas awaiting. "What now?" she spat through the comm link.
"You will have to fight your way to the rope, and make haste we have a full theater to attend and watch the comm link for I won't give you another one," he said.
Leonardo bit her lip as she unsheathed and quickly brought her enemies down then went to take the stair of the chopper.
"Impressive," the Shredder applauded. "1.2 minutes, I really should invest more in the thug training."
She contained the impulse to lash at him and beat every single inch of this bastard.
"Patience, you still have 11 codes to obtain." He said forcing her to get a grip on herself.
"That the beauty of being the one in charge, I can do anything and you, being the hero, will have to obey," he said with a dangerous tone.
"Don't push your luck!" Leonardo snarled as she seated.
They moved to the next target. Leonardo now glaring at him the full way.
"You see I am a very sore loser, but you could say I am a talented collector. You know how old I am, child?" the Shredder asked.
"Do not child me!" she said indignant and regaining her grip she said "Old, centuries old..." she replied. "Less than a thousand, more than 500 hundred."
"So don't you have questions hatchling?" He said, full of himself.
Being completely honest, she did. Lots of them. This guy had been an actor through history, meet some famous warriors throughout the galaxy; but one could not engage in pleasurable conversations 'Maybe he met Musashi!...' in person ... misogynous, remember!' with ones enemy in good conscience. Right now she was missing the "Kill the turtles!" war cry the Shredder usually used. That was normal... that was safe and this certainly wasn't.
"So I guess you are trying to play me like last time," she said, deciding to fend his attack making it obvious. "It won't work."
"I played you?" The Shredder asked, sounding interested.
"All that charade about the evil force infiltrating every aspect of the society, linked to organized crime, you did a hell of a description of yourself," she retorted.
"Perception child, I did not think you will still have a grudge on me for that little white lie of mine."
"I told you not to child me, you overgrown brain!" she hissed losing her grip for a moment.
"Manners!" he admonished "Yet perception, but don't be offended, to me you are but a hatchling compared to my very long lifespan... and yet you should be honored to have to manage to capture my attention," he said.
"I am supposed to be pleased from that?" Leonardo replied. "Considering you are endangering hundreds of lives with this little game of yours..."
"I don't know," he said, "that is up to you... I am surprised as well, but you see as for endangering lives, I am not human, so anything I do is not that different from a scientist experimenting with lab animals or an exterminator getting rid of a plague."
"You are not going to scam me with that one. I was at your trial remember? Even your kind and probably every sentient being in the galaxy thinks you a monster." Leonardo answered.
"Yes, I have not been in the Councils favor for a while," he said "As for being a monster... Why are you putting yourself and your brethren in jeopardy to save a city full of beings that would not hesitate to dissect you, and display you in a zoo as the monster you appear to them?"
"That is what we do, that is honorable," she replied no allowing any doubt.
"Odd indeed." the Shredder said. "To tell the truth I had given up my hopes on you, your devotion to your master and your sense of honor would rend you useless to me anyway."
"You have no sense of honor. You would not understand." she spat.
"I don't? You are probably right," he admitted. "Once you disarm it, I will be waiting for you in box five to give you the rest of the numbers. Hurry and try not to disturb the performance, unless you want those human to express their opinions on your appearance. By the way, you know, Mortu and I are practically twins."
She tried to ignore the comment as she had to maneuver her way behind the set of Jekyll & Hyde as the actors were singing and momentarily took her off guard.
"Why does a wise man take leave of his senses?
Where is that fine line where sanity melts?
When does intelligence give way to madness?
A moment comes
when a man becomes
something else ..."
She shivered as the voice through the link spoke.
"Don't you question, Leonardo, about me? How I came to be what I am?"
"Business," was her only answer.
"Right... 3569," he said. There is an envelope for you there also. But now to my question..." as he heard the characteristic beep.
"I am pretty sure you were born like that!" she snapped, taking the envelope, but not opening it.
"I repeat, you know Mortu and I are practically twins. We, Utroms, are basically clones of each other."
"Yes, and you are the evil one," she said, quite sharply.
"I will wait for you in box five," he said, almost laughing.
She clenched her fists and hit the stage quite hard before jumping to find that accursed box five.
As she found her way inside the box, she was received by a seated Shredder looking at the play.
"Tell me, Leonardo, do you enjoy the theater? For I do."
She gave him a hateful look, "Yes. I go every Friday after I give a beating to your pathetic ninjas," she said ironically. "Don't they have waiting time if you are late for a play?"
"Not if you own the theater," The Shredder explained, "don't worry this floor is empty and the cameras have been turned off. I would offer a drink but..."
"Not happening..." she said.
"5789, 5034," he said. "You know, Utroms usually have no taste for art. A shame indeed. It is one of the few things that give me solace in this wretched rock."
She went outside and made the calls.
"Leonardo, are you alright?" he asked as the sound of the musical playing on the background.
"Sensei? Are you with Raph? She asked.
"Yes," he replied, noticing the tone in Leonardo's voice, "My son..."
"Can't talk now… 5789." she waited until she heard the characteristic beep and sighed relieved.
"Leonardo!" Splinter insisted.
"I am fine," she said hanging.
She made the next call to Don.
"Leo?" Don said. "We will think of something to help you. You are in the Saki memorial theater right? I am not that far..." he had recognized the sound in the back and hated to pronounce that name. "Is Karai behind this?"
'I wish.' she thought "Don't! Or you won't make it to the next one in time." she said quite determined. "5034" she added and waited for the beeping sound.
Once again, she sighed deeply to regain her ground and washed her face in the private bathroom before proceeding out.
Had she not been in the current situation, she would have enjoyed the play as she arrived just in time for the
"How do you tell evil from good?
Evil does well - good not so good!" part.
She really wanted to beat the hell out of the smug-faced bastard as she sat. "A quite elaborate plan, next time just give me call, I will be sure to attend," she promised.
"7896. It would not be as fun" The Utrom said.
She sighed and went outside again for the 8th one, in box 1 on the other side of the theater. Which was fortunately empty.
"Why did you take the heart of Tengu from Karai?" he asked. "You know how hard it was to obtain?"
"I imagine, but we had a reason, a very good one. Another psycho. You would understand we have a knack for summoning them," she said, remembering what she had felt when she had seen Donatello had turned monster.
"I assume you did, and you also beat a demon and the original Oroku Saki, so Karai tells me." He said.
"Yes I am sure you enjoy hearing about our many adventures?" she replied.
"I do actually, I love tales of old and not so old." He told her. "She also said you turn into a blue dragon?"
"An avatar, in the shape of a dragon. All my brothers have one," she explained, as she finally found the device.
"Interesting indeed," he said. "9876."
"Leo?" April called. "We can't find it."
'We? Casey of course' she thought.
"If you can't, leave the building, call the alarm you are running out of time"
"We can't Leo, there are a hospital and a hotel"
"Leave!" Leo commanded.
"We can't, we will find it, don't worry"
"No April leave!" she said, getting desperate as she saw the clock indicating less than 2 minutes to go. "Found it!" she heard in the distance. "Just in time!" April said as she headed to dial "9876... Casey... Oh dear! Leonardo, its not stopping... Case..." she could hear in the distance.
"April! Casey!" Leonardo yelled feeling the world break expecting to hear a blast as the play finished the first act.
Author's note:
Thanks again to Lady-Kassy for her great beta.
Another cliff. I got carried away. Sorry! but the next one will be up soon enough.
Expecting reviews, yes I still fear Leo's fans mobs; you can read the first chapter AN, that is why it took me so long to decide on working on the story and it has been fun I have to admit, but let me know what you think don't be shy.