Chapter 20: Act II
The perfect son, the perfect leader, the perfect pain in my butt that reminds me of how imperfect I am.
He went up to the surface, taking care to hide in the shadows. He ran past the bars, past the strip clubs, and Central Park, past the couples who walked arm in arm, laughing happily and kissing.
I can't stand Leo! Raph growled to himself, leaping from roof-top to roof-top effortlessly. He's all high and mighty, just cuz Splinter chose him to be 'leader'. He's a complete control-freak!
Raph's irrational thoughts were cut short by a girl's screaming. Heading towards the sound he spotted some purple dragons surrounding a teenager with long pink hair, who was sobbing and huddled against the alley wall for dear life.
He drew his sai, eyes narrowing dangerously, "These punks chose the wrong night…" Without any more hesitation, he dove down and attacked.
One ran at him with a chain. Raph flicked the sai, tangling the weapon around it and yanking it away. Then, spinning the sai in his other fist, he used the blunted handle to hit the bridge of his nose, hearing a satisfying crack. The next second, there were two men swinging at him. He dropped at the last moment, not having time to think his attack through, and swept his leg across the ground, expecting to just make them jump back and give him some room to think. Instead, it knocked them both off their feet. Pathetic.
Raph stepped back, not even breathing hard yet.
When the last dragon was down, he turned to the girl. Raquel merely screamed again, something about lizard freaks, before running out into civilization, crying that she'd seen a monster.
Raph's shoulders slumped at the thanks, but he felt a tad better after the fight. As if nothing had happened or as if it was some distant dream. As if he'd overreacted or blamed the wrong person for the wrong thing. Eh, maybe I should head back now… Didn't mean he was going to go groveling, or even had to talk to anyone. It was getting too cold to brood outside anyway.
He halted, sensing something. Looking up, he saw the skyline of the buildings above him, filled with Foot ninja.