Disclaimer: still only the plot and the OCs.
Chapter 25: Reconnaissance
Leo grunted ,softly, as he landed outside, on the window ledge outside Karai's rooms. Leo peered in silver-grey eyes flicking over the room. Leo had changed into his armor and hid his other clothes , when a ninja hid something it took another ninja to find it. Leo slipped into the room, sticking to the shadows.
"I want to know Chapman!" Karai snapped.
"Mistress Karai, we don't know where they went, the turtles have just vanished," Chapman replied, sounding like he was running behind her. Leo slipped into the shadows behind a bookcase. Leo froze as Karai entered the room. Chapman not far behind her.
"I do not want them interfering in this! Those shipments are too important, we need those for the deal," she hissed. Leo shifted, his knee was beginning to cramp and ache. The confines of his knee pad provided enough basic support but it didn't give him enough support and the angle he was crouching in didn't help the stressed muscles.
What deal? Come on Karai….tell me everything…come on…
"Leave Chapman, I need to contact our associate and you need to get working on locating those meddling turtles!" Karai snapped, "Send Torako to pick up the shipments."
Chapman bowed and replied with, "Yes Mistress Karai." Chapman left the room. Karai stood still.
"I know you are here…" she hissed suddenly. Leo tensed and slowly rose to his feet, slipping out from behind the bookcase and standing in the shadows just beyond it.
"Who. Are. You?" Karai hissed, eyeing the unfamiliar figure in front of her, still shrouded in shadow. Then she saw the blue mask.
"Leonardo?" She snarled, disbelief in her voice, though rage blazed in her blue eyes.
"Hello Karai," Leo replied. Karai whipped her blade out and charged him, Leo unsheathed his Katanas and returned the charge.
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Raph leaned back against the wall. Then there was a soft tap and Raph undid the latch and Leo slumped inside and staggered into a stall.
"What did ya' find-?" Raph started but stopped at the sound of Leo's retching, "Ah shell." Raph stepped into the stall and sighed. Leo was gripping his head, and doubled over the toilet. Raph knelt behind him and rubbed his back.
"What happened?" Raph asked, struggling to hide his frustration.
"Stupid mistake," Leo rasped, "Karai caught me…I fell…landed on my knee wrong…she landed on it…nearly stabbed me through the heart."
"Did ya' find out any'thin'?" Raph muttered.
"They made some sort of deal with someone...she caught me just before she made the call to whoever it was...Uhhhg," Leo replied, leaning forward again, "I think I...I did something to the knee cap..."
"How is he?" a man's voice called. Leo groaned and gagged.
"I've gotta run 'im home," Raph said frustratedly, stepping out of the stall. The older man sighed, it wasn't their floor manager it was the owner. Raph froze.
"Take him home, I'll give you two both the rest of your hours tonight, you two are good workers. Better than half the idiots Neil hired put together," The older man sighed.
"But-?" Raph managed," Mr. Whik sir..."
"No buts kid go, ya' both need sleep, exspecially you," Mr. Whik said firmly, walking past and glancing in at Leo's hunched figure, the fact that he was white as a sheet helped the whole "sick" thing. Raph struggled to control his frustration and his thanks all at once, he was tired, heck he was exhausted, but he and Leo needed that money...it didn't feel right not working the rest of the shift and still getting paid for it.
"Sir...I-I...thankyou," Raph finally got out, shoulders sagging. Mr. Whik nodded and gently patted Raph's back before heading out. Raph turned back to Leo and flinched, Leo was gripping his head, fingers knitted into the dark curls.
"Can ya' make it home wi'out puking?" Raph asked. Leo nodded and struggled to his feet, Raph caught him as his right leg buckled and Leo's face became even more white.
"Ya' alright?" Raph asked.
"...home..." was all Leo ot out. Raph sighed and grabbed Leo's arm and helped him stand, Leo struggled to walk, leaning on Raph everytime his leg gave out.
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Don turned to the bathroom at the sound of retching.
"Oh...Mikey," he breathed, he got up and headed that way. The young blonde was hunched over the toliet, hands clutching his head.
"...sorry..." he moaned.
"Don't be sorry for being sick," Don muttered as he gently pulled Mikey's blonde curls out of his bother's face.
Don stood up and grabbed a wash cloth before turning on the sink. He ran it under the cold water before squeezing it out and gently pressing it against Mikey's forehead and helping him lay back down on the makeshift bed on the floor.
Don heard the door open and grabbed the first thing he saw, a bottle of soap. Don whirled around and threw the bottle at the intruder. A loud yelp and a grunt, reached his ears. Don peeked around the corner to see Raph glaring at him, soap dripping from his hair and the end of his nose. Leo was slumped over, in obvious pain, also covered in soap.
"Heh...oops?" Don managed.
"Did ya' seriously think soap would stop a Foot ninja?" Raph growled.
"It was the first thing I saw!" Don protested.
"This is all just wonderful, but my leg is KILLING ME!!" Leo growled, swaying forward and then nearly falling. Don and Raph grabbed him.
"I told you I could've done the Recon work!" Don snapped. Leo suddenly got very pale and he swallowed. Don flinched.
"Ya' alrigh'?" Raph asked.
"They were picking up the shipment tonight..." Leo got out.
"Raph?" Don started.
"On it," Raph replied, despositing Leo on the couch to which Leo yelped and grabbed his knee, snarling something in Japanese. Don gave him a cold look.
"And you tell us not to talk like that..."Don muttered. Leo glared at him.
"Ok let me look," Don sighed, Leo slowly rolled his pant leg up and hissed in pain when he couldn't get it to roll over the knee.
"Strip your pants off," Don sighed, helping Leo stand. Don grimaced as Leo's knee became visible.
"Ouch," Don muttered, helping Leo sit agian and then carefully touching the the swollen and badly bruised area. It was black and blue and the knee cap was sitting at an incorrect angle.
"Ok, I'm going to pop it back over...ready?" Don asked glancing at Leo and moving out of reach of his brother's other leg.
Leo took a deep breath and nodded. Don pressed his fingers to the patella and shooved it into its place. A strangled scream made its way from Leo's throat, and there was the distinct sound of a fist hitting the armrest of the couch. Leo was breathing raggedly, but the color had already started to return to his face.
"You alright?" Don asked. Leo swollowed and nodded.
"Y-yeah...how's Mikey?" Leo asked shakilly.
"Still running a fever and he can't keep anything down at the moment," Don sighed, "you want me to help you stretch out? You need to elevate that." Don pointed at Leo's knee.
Leo shook his head and slowly stretched out onto the couch, swinging his legs carefully up onto the armrest. Don grabbed a bag of ice and wrapped it with plastic around Leo's knee. Raph came out of his room, while Leo's suit showed how lean he was built, Raph's literally made him look even more muscled than he was, the tightfitting black suit molded to his frame and the armor itself accented the size of the muscle in Raph's shoulders. Raph's blood red mask tails hung over those shoulders, making him look all the fiercer.
Leo was leaner than Mikey, but just as strong as Raph was, Leo was just simply built for speed, while Raph was built for solid hand to hand fighting where powerful blows and kicks were needed.
Don handed Leo three pills, two asprin and a light sedative, enough to knock Leo out for a while.
Don nodded to Raph and mouthed. "I'm coming...let me check on Mikey first." Raph nodded and eyed Leo's slumped frame, Leo seemed to be fighting sleep, he finally went limp and sleep washed over his features. Minutes later Don came out, wearing his own set of armor and the black undersuit. His purple mask being quickly tied in place.
"Let's go, I gave Mikey half a sedative pill crushed and some crushed Tums in a glass of water. He should stay out for a while," Don said quickly.
"Let's move before Fearless wakes up and kills the both of us," Raph said quickly.
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Reviews?
The artwork for the guys in their battle suits is done!! It will be up on my Deviantart page soon!
Rika 24- Ok I've started working on the images I promised you but I'm having issues picking a pose so here are a few questions:
1.) both in the same picture or separte?
2.) fighting or calm?
3.)armor or normal attire?
4.) with or without their weapons?
and
5.) is there a basic pose that is prefered?