The Fifth Turtle

Chapter 25: The Amnesiac

Lucian walked around the amnesiac girl, her eyes following him.

"Look forward and don't move!" Her head snapped to the front, her whole body stiffening as he reached toward her neck, brushing the hair back to show a nasty looking bruise right at the base of the skull.

"What…what're you doing?"

Ignoring her, Lucian cursed, letting the hair fall back in place before he quickly glanced around the room. She had a concussion of sorts which was clearly affecting her memory recall...all in all, a load of trouble. Without saying a word, he knelt down and drew out a small kunai from his belt, slicing the ropes binding her wrists. Immediately she was backed up against the wall, eyes locked on him. Lucian sighed, putting the kunai away and lowering his hands palm up, a universal sign of non-aggression he hoped would calm her down. When it was evident she was still nervous and suspicious, he gave her a smile, lowering his internal mask to show the sincerity in his gaze.

"I want to help. You're my friend."

"How do I know you're speaking the truth?"

The turtle frowned as he tried to figure out a way to get her to trust him long enough to get her out of here…preferably before anyone noticed. Slowly he raised his gaze to lock with hers again saying simply

"You don't."

With that he headed toward the door and opened it, stepping out and making his way down the corridor on silent feet. As he reached the corner, a smile flitted onto his face as a voice behind him said

"I still don't trust you." Not bothering to space a glance over his shoulder at her he replied

"I know. Just keep close and you can not trust me all you want." He sensed the wry smirk on her face before he moved, racing off through the labyrinth of corridors designed to keep people going in circles if they ever escaped. He sensed her following him, her own movements light and quiet as his own. Holding up a hand both came to a halt. He turned to her and held out a hand, silently asking for her own. She narrowed her eyes at him, not moving until she slowly put her hands in his only to have a pair of cuffs snapped across her wrists. Her mouth opened to scream at him but the sound was muffled by his large three fingered one slapping across her mouth, shaking his head with a small smirk.

"Quiet now."

Yanking her in front of him and retaining a tight hold on her arm, he marched her around the corner toward the entrance, passing the Foot Soldier on the way. He shrugged at the questioning look saying in a slightly excited but annoyed tone,

"She's tougher than she looks. We're going to the labs." The solider nodded in acknowledgement since the action not uncommon for stubborn prisoners, not moving to intercede as they walked past toward the elevator. Victoria didn't struggle, but everything else told him she was not impressed with his actions. She didn't say anything until he let her arm go the moment the doors were shut.

"Some warning would have been nice!"

He just shrugged and chuckled, hitting the button that would take them to the basement garage.

"Ah but where's the fun in that?" She just glared at him, remaining silent for the remainder of the ride, eyes watching as he pulled out a small cell form his belt before tapping away at it, muttering under his breath. By the time the they reached the basement level, he had the phone securely tucked back into his phone belt. He undid the cuffs, allowing them to fall to the ground as he marched out the second the doors opened for them, stopping at a panel on the wall housing several sets of keys.

He caught her gaze looking up at the camera located across the roof and just said as he grabbed a pair of keys

"I already put them on a loop so we won't be detected." Her eyes met his, a silently asking him when he'd done that but he chose not to answer, concentrating on the task at hand. Making his way over to the sleek bike that was his, Lucian swung his leg over and had the bike started in seconds, the low purr of a well tuned engine echoed through the quiet area. When Victoria didn't sit behind him, he looked over at her standing stock still until she asked

"Where are we going?"

"Out."

Realising he wouldn't be answering anything until a later time, she sighed, slipped on the helmet he held out to her and then grasped the back of his belt as he revved the engine. Kicking the stand back he used his foot to keep them supported as he spun them around before they raced up the winding road way leading up and out. Lucian kept his eyes focused forward, mentally counting down the seconds he had left until the temporary loop he had put on the cameras his his phone earlier stopped working.

Too long and it became obvious; too short though and he'd be caught red-handed springing a prisoner. Neither was a good option if he wanted to get them out. Spotting the entrance up ahead, he gunned the throttle, the bikes front wheel rising off the ground causing Victoria to grasp just a little tighter to his belt, hands sliding around to the sides. As the gate approached, the last camera located just up ahead, Lucian aimed for the small gap between gate and booth murmuring under his breath…

"…Three…two…one…and off. "

The bike slipped through the gap and shot off into the darkness just as the camera light flickered once, going back to its current feed. Lucian kept them going, ears straining to hear any sounds of alarm coming from behind them over the bike. Only after a single minute of silence had passed by did he relax, easing back on the throttle. He could feel Victoria pressed against his carapace, her breath tickling his neck and then he heard a soft chuckle behind him followed by a female voice saying

"Well, that was fun." Lucian eyes flew wide, slowing the bike to a halt before spinning on the seat to face the grinning black haired girl.

"V?"

"Who else, numb-skull?"

Lucian sighed and grinned as he said

"Welcome back. Am I glad it was only temporary!" He faced forward once more, having them cruising along the highway heading back toward the city as Victoria asked

"Back? What are you going on about?" It didn't take him long to fill her in on what had happened over the last half hour. By the end of it she was laughing until she sobered up and asked

"What're you going to tell them when you get back though?" Lucian just sighed and shrugged.

"Don't know. I'll deal with that when the time comes." He slowed as they approached the city borders, cutting the engine and allowing the bike just to roll through the shadows before coming to a halt. Victoria slipped off the bike, handing the helmet back to him, both going quiet.

"Thank you, Lucian."

Lucian just smiled, raising a fisted hand to which Victoria chuckled and bumped her own against his. Then she turned around and scaled the side of the building, obviously knowing he was waiting and watching to make sure she was safe by the way she stopped at the top and waved, making a mock shooing motion at him.

Lucian grinned, starting the engine once more and making his way back toward the Foot Building, mind already trying to formulate a good excuse to explain the prisoners departure.

Karai frowned, eyes locked on the distant city where she had watched Lucian drive off toward with the prisoner on the back of his bike. She knew full well of his hacking capabilities. Even just by using his phone he had managed to stall every alarm they had in place and keep the security cameras on a timed loop to keep them all unaware of what was going on below.

But she didn't think he would actually try a prison break.

Green eyes narrowing on the headlights headed back toward her, Karai turned on her heel and re-entered her room, closing the sliding door behind her. Karai made her way out of her room and down the hall toward the closed doors of the turtles room. Slipping inside, she took a seat at the desk, spun to face the door and then settled back to wait.

Lucian had some serious explaining to do.

Ah, back to my normal length, much happier. Now this chapter could of gone many ways but, in the end I chose the 'Prisoner Break' choice (obviously) as it will work into my future plans a lot better.

So, what'd you think? I don't have much experience writing prison break scenes so hopefully I did okay and I so hope you liked it!

This is set during the last episode of Season 2! And next up, we have the Christmas episode of Season 3 Episode 1! Keep an eye on the chapters, each one will have something in it that will lead up to a special chapter. ^_^ Can't wait!

As always, all reviews are appreciated greatly :)

-Lucian