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Chapter Thirty Five: We, Monsters (Part One)

Splinter watched as the Dark Knight attacked the Silver Knight furiously, blinded by fury. He could not comprehend what had happened but his instinct told him that something horrible happened to his youngest son. The old rat did a back flip to avoid a rain of ivory spikes from Envy's exposed right hand. The Green Knight thrust his lance forward and Splinter knocked it aside with his staff.

He ducked a kick from the knight and counter attacked with a swing of his cane toward the knight's head. Envy tilted his head back and the wooden cane missed by mere centimeters. Splinter fell to the floor and swept the knight off his feet using his cane however the knight landed palms first then pushed himself off the floor. He made a twist in the air and threw three ivory spikes at the Ninja Master. The rat leapt back and Envy realized the old rat was running short of breath.

'You're getting old father!' said the Sin gleefully.

'I am not your father!' replied the rat as he aimed a kick at the Sin's chest, which, the Sin sidestepped. Envy grabbed the rat's leg and swung him around a few times before releasing his grip and sent the old rat soaring. The rat was confused and he could not determine which is up and which is down.

'FATHER!!' cried Wrath concerned. He left his battle with Pride and dashed toward the rat and caught him with a grunt before the rat fell headfirst to the floor, 'Are you alright?'

'Y-yes… I am fine.'

'Love is weakness Wrath!!' cried Pride.

He turned to Pride just as a shadow clawed hand approached him. He gasped when the shadow hit him hard in the chest and slammed him against the ceiling. The shadow retreated and he fell onto the floor, landing pathetically face first. The Sin gritted his teeth and tried to get up but Pride slammed one of his feet on his head, forcefully pressing him to face the floor.

'Like I said, love is weakness.'

'No… not true…' said Wrath as he grabbed Pride's ankle.

Pride gritted his teeth, 'We're Sins Wrath… we're monsters. We don't need love.'

'I… I love Clair…'

'That's not love… It's just Lust.'

'WRATH!!' cried Leonardo as he threw one of his Katanas at Pride. The knight swatted it aside and it imbedded into the nearest wall. The turtle skidded to a halt and glared at the Silver Knight.

'Ah, Leonardo… Good to see ya!' said Pride with a quick 'friendly' wave.

'Master Splinter!' said Donatello as he came from the other side of the hallway with Gwen and Max tailing behind him. Max aimed his Plumber tech weapon at Envy who was close to Splinter. The Sin leaped aside to dodge the blue beam but he was caught off guard by Gwen's green energy beam.

The redheaded sorceress cheered, 'Right on target!'

'Master Splinter! Are you alright?' asked the purple banded turtle concerned.

Splinter held his son's arm tightly, 'M-Michelangelo… something happened to him!'

'Michelangelo is dead,' said Pride expressionlessly.

Everyone froze, 'W-what?!'

Crowley stared at Michelangelo's pale face, 'No… this can't be… he's… he's…'

'Not dead,' said a male voice.

The scientist gasped as the water on the floor of the machine, which she did not notice, rose and formed into a teenager with silver hair and bored violet eyes. The teenager looked over his shoulder toward Michelangelo's motionless body and raised his hand. He curled his fingers into a fist and made a gentle waving motion with his hand. The icicle melted and the liquefied ice glowed blue.

A gasp escaped the 'dead' blond's lips and his eyes snapped open. Sloth pulled the water toward him and Michelangelo fell onto the floor, panting heavily with a hand clutching his chest. The blond blinked several times and raised his head to stare at the newborn Sin, 'W-what happened?'

'I temporarily stopped your heart from beating,' replied Sloth coolly.

Crowley shook her head, 'T-that's not possible.'

The silver haired Sin shifted on his heels, 'Well, I didn't actually stopped his heart from beating. I just slowed it down, ya know, put him into hibernation.'

'Hiber- but I'm a-'

'Human? Yes but you're not a normal human Mikey. You're a mutant and you're cold blooded like reptiles. I discovered that when Bishop put you into the healing pod when you fell unconscious.'

Mikey groaned as he struggled to get up on his feet, 'When was that?'

'Hmm, about six or seven hours ago… I don't think you remembered though. The mind controlling chip might mess up your memories.'

The scientist bit her lip, 'How'd you know then?'

Sloth was quiet for a few seconds before he gave her a lazy smile, 'Because Iwas awake at that time.'

Michelangelo's eyes widened when blood splattered onto his face. He watched as the female scientist's headless body fell onto the floor. His eyes shifted to the Sin standing in front of him, 'Why'd you kill her?!'

The blond clamped his mouth shut with his hand, w-what the-?! He thought. Sloth turned to him and sighed, 'Sorry Gluttony… She's just so damn annoying. I can't take it anymore.'

A growl rose from Michelangelo's throat, 'Damn it! Now what are you going to do about me?!'

'Well, it can't be that hard to operate this thingamabob. She must have the manual somewhere in these computers,' said Sloth as he approached the still unconscious scientist and took off his lab coat and put it on. The silver haired Sin sighed, 'Ahh, it's so freakin' cold here!'

'Well hurry up! Greed will be so pissed if he knows you killed her!'

'Yeah whatever…'

This is bad! This is SO bad! Thought Michelangelo as he stood stiff inside the machine. His eyes were glued on Sloth who was expertly typing on the computer, hacking through files searching for the information he needs. The blond gulped, Wrath! What the shell is going on?!

'M-Mikey's… dead?' asked Gwen, tears threatening to fall.

'Is it true? Wrath?' asked Leonardo.

Wrath remained quiet, jaws clenched with silent anger. Donatello felt his knees buckle and he fell beside his father, 'No… it's not true… is it?'

Leonardo's eyes narrowed dangerously, masking his shock and sorrow. He readied himself with his Katana, 'Wrath! Is it true?!'

'I…don't know.'

Max's face was grim as his granddaughter wept silently beside him. He recharged his weapon and was ready for any of the Sins to move. Then everything happened in a flash, their shadows rose from the floor and became shadow beings under Pride's command. The shadows strike at them and Max pulled the trigger and hit one of them. The laser beam made a hole through its left side but doesn't seem to affect it.

The ex-Plumber caught a glimpse of Leonardo and Pride battling on the other side of the hallway. The Silver Knight swung his Katana down and the turtle defended himself. He swung the knight's weapon aside and slammed a foot at his chest causing him to stagger back. Pride regained his composure and he chuckled, 'You know what? You were never a good leader Leo.'

The blue banded turtle ignored him and slashed his Katana horizontally which the Sin evaded easily, 'You break easily and your spirit is so weak. You're so obsessed with perfection that it's driving your brothers away, they never like you!'

Pride noticed the turtle's attack faltered a bit and he did a summersault. His foot connected to the turtle's chin and he stumbled back. The Sin landed and grinned down at the Fearless Leader, 'You were never gifted like Mikey. Don and Raphie may not know but I know you know how much better Mikey is than you. And I know… you never actually cared about Mikey.'

'That's not true!!' cried Leonardo angrily. He froze when the shadow under his feet rose and wrapped around his legs.

'Wow, I didn't expect you'd fell for it!' said Pride gleeful. The Sin felt a heat approaching him and he let out a cry when something hot hit his back. He hit the wall and fell back, stars flying. He groaned and sat up on his elbows.

Fire was licking Wrath's arms and he had a furious mask on his face, 'Get away from him!!'

Envy stopped attacking an gaped at the Dark Knight, 'Whoa…'

Pride growled and leapt up to his feet. He manipulated the shadows to strike the angered Sin. The blond leapt back and shot flames at the shadows which vanished because of the bright light. He landed then dashed toward the Silver Knight with a roar. Pride prepared to defend himself but he faltered when Wrath suddenly fell on his knees.

'Wrath?!' cried Donatello concerned.

There was a crunching sound like bones snapping. Envy's eyes widened as he watched two bloody ivory spikes burst out from the Dark Knight's back and he screamed at the pain. His hands flung to his head as two horns grew with a crunch. he gritted his teeth and blood flow down his hands and temples. Leonardo scurried back and stared in fear at the Sin. Gwen heard Envy let out a whimper. She turned to him and saw him backing away fearfully.

Envy shuddered in fear, 'It's happening again…'

'What? What's happening?' asked the purple banded turtle.

'L-like that day...'

Gwen turned to Wrath when an unearthly roar escaped his lips. Her eyes widened in fear; the Sin now had bat like wings and two horns. His armor had been deactivated, probably damaged. The black disk fell onto the floor with a clang and rolled toward Pride before it stopped and fell. The blond's arms and some parts of his face were covered in black scales. His reptilian eyes were red like blood and he had sharp fangs and claws. He breathed heavily and stared at his shaky hands, 'No…'

Pride's eyes gleamed victoriously, 'See? Like I said… we're monsters.'

Author's Little Corner:

It just happened. The last part of this chapter… looks like I'm approaching a Writer's Block! But if you like it, I won't make any changes on it. XD Read and Review!