Chapter 29: A Trap
Kion frowned as he paced around the throne room.
He, Rakun, Ravage and Tigerclaw were waiting for Slash to return. He was late. Ravage had a nasty cut across his chest from Riley's tessen. Suddenly Slash stormed into the throne room.
"Father." Kion bowed respectfully.
"King Slash." The others bowed. "You look terrible, Ravage." Slash commented coldly, noticing the large cut on his chest, before sitting on his throne. "I bring with me the most feared assassin in the world. Ame(1)." He said.
Everyone turned to the entrance and saw a mutant barn owl with a helmet.
"This is your great warrior, father to help defeat Raphael? An over-grown tweety bird?" Kion asked. "This is the mighty empire you promised me? I must say, King Slash, I am disappointed." Ame said.
Kion glared at the mutant barn owl and reached for his swords to teach him a lesson but a quickly glare from Slash stopped him.
Suddenly Kion noticed something about Ame and smirked. "Sensitive subject maybe. But shouldn't birds have beaks?" He smirked. "Don't mock me, child. It was a rival who crushed my beak. One day I will find it, and he will pay the price!" He hissed.
"If you can't keep your own beak then how can you defeat a great master like Raphael?" Kion mocked.
"Silence, Kion! You will treat Ami with utmost respect. He is my new second in command." Slash announced. "What!? I've earned that job and I'm your son! Not some oversized feathered rat without a beak!" Kion shouted angrily at Slash.
"ENOUGH!"
Everyone froze as Slash stood up from his throne. "Ame, take my son with you to capture Raphael and his students. Kion, do not disobey him." Slash warned. Kion wanted to protest but he also wanted to keep his head attached to his body.
He bowed to Slash one final time before following Ame out the room...
Once again Ace and his family were out on another patrol. They had helped a few neutrals roaming the dark streets and had taken out a few lone Slash soldiers on the way.
They were completely unaware that they were being watched by Ame and Kion.
"Kion, you have your instructions." Ame said before moving in. It was only thanks to Ace's quick reflexes that Dil didn't get stabbed in the head by Ame's throwing knives.
"Who the heck is that?" Riley exclaimed when Ame and Kion showed themselves.
"You may call me Ame! I ask only once. Summon your master, Raphael." Ame orded them. "Sorry, pal! I'm more of a cat person." Jessie glared and lunged at the mutant owl.
But Ame punched her in the face.
"You'll pay for that!" Riley shouted and her and Ace charged at Ame but he whacked them around like rag dolls. "You are nothing but pathetic children. Raphael did not teach you well." Ame huffed.
Suddenly he grabbed Dil and held a knife to the boy's throat!
"You are defeated. Summon your master, or your friend dies." He threatened. "Don't do it, Ace!" Jessie shouted. "It's a trap for Raphael!" Riley added. "Of course it's a trap. Tell me the part where I have a choice." Ace glared...
Back at the base Raph was meditating when his cell phone rang. He looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Ace calling him. Raph frowned as Ace only ever called him if there was a problem and they needed help.
"Ace? What's wrong?" He asked.
"Slash has hired a creepy mutant owl assassin and he's got Dil hostage." Ace explained on the other end of the line. "Don't worry. I'm on my way." He said before hanging up...
On the rooftop Ame had tied Jessie, Riley, Ace and Dil up as they waited.
"I can't believe you called him. If anything happens to Raph I'll gut you alive!" Jessie snarled at her brother. "What else could I do, Jessie?" Ace glared. "Raphael! Where is he!?" Ame shouted at them.
But they didn't say anything and looked away.
"Tell me or I will slice all your throats." Ame threatened and pulled out a knife. "Just wait, bird brain. Raphael's gonna rip your wings off!" Jessie glared. "Silence! I am tired of waiting. Your lives end now." Ame snarled and raised his knife.
"Release my students!"
Ame and Kion turned around and saw Raphael glaring at them. "Now!" He shouted. Ame smirked. "I prefer to slice you into bite-sized pieces." He said before charging at the turtle.
Raph kicked Kion to the side and sucker punched Ame in the face.
"You'll pay for that!" Kion snarled. Ame extended his talons and slashed at Raph, he managed to slash Raph's sais out of his hands. "Now you are defenceless." Ame smiled.
"A ninja is never defenceless." Raph glared.
Suddenly he threw a smoke bomb into the bird's face and punch him in the face, knocking him down. "You got him now, sensei!" Dil cheered on. "Slap the feathers off the chicken!" Jessie smirked.
Suddenly Kion stabbed Raphael in the shoulder.
"No!" Ace cried and Raphael crumpled on the floor. "You lose, turtle." Ame laughed as he stood up. Kion glared down and bared his teeth at Raphael. Raph looked up at his son with pain filled eyes.
"Caleb." He muttered before passing out.
Kion's hateful expression faulted for a split second. "Kion!" Ace called. Kion turned towards the rabbit with a glare. "Don't do this. Raphael, he's your father, your true father." Ace said, almost pleading him to believe him.
"Liar! You'd say anything to save him!" Kion shouted as he towered over them. "No, I swear it. He's your real father, Raphael Hamato." He promised. But Kion didn't believe him and pulled out his sword.
"If you won't be silent I'll silence you!"...
