Chapter 37 Karai realizes the truth
All of Karai's life she was trained by her father the Shredder to be the most deadly Kunoichi ever. From the time Karai started walking that was when her training began. Karai didn't mind because as she made process in her training Karai became stronger and stronger which made the Shredder extremely proud of her whenever she completed an exercise or knocked out some of Shredder's best students. Karai loved making her father proud because that was when he paid the most attention to her. When she was old enough Shredder gave her a weapon that made her face lit up with so much joy. He gave Karai a Tanto which is a Japanese dagger and a smaller version of a Kanata. Karai was so happy to be getting her first weapon and promised her father she'll use it to defeat her enemies in battle along with many other weapons she learned how to use. As the years went by Karai become stronger and Shredder even appointed her to be his second in command. Karai was pleased to be her father's second in command because there was nothing she wouldn't do to please her father. Shredder even told her how her mother died by the hands of Hamato Yoshi and that the reason why he was badly burned was because the house that he, her mother and Karai lived in was burned down by the same man who took her mother away from her and was able to save Karai even though he was badly burnt on half of his face which is why he wears a mask to hide the scars on his face.
Later on in Karai's life she met the turtles and became their sworn enemy. However Leonardo was fascinated by Karai and wanted her to quit the foot clan and join him and his brothers on the side of good. Karai thought Leo was both adorable and stupid for asking her to do that and said no. Eventually Leo and his brothers found out that not only Karai is a member of the foot clan but was also Shredder's daughter. On the night that the turtle's friend April O' Neil was captured by Karai and some foot soldiers Shredder turned her over to the kraang and tricked Splinter to coming to Foot Clan Head Quarters to rescue April after he turned her over to the kraang. As Splinter and Shredder were fighting to the death Shredder revealed that he kidnapped his daughter Miwa, renamed her Karai and raised her as his daughter. When Splinter found out the truth the only one he told of the truth about Karai was Leonardo but eventually told his other sons when the giant kraang worms were causing major Earthquakes in New York City. Leonardo tried numerous times to convince Karai that Shredder had been lying to her throughout her entire life and that Splinter is her real father and not the Shredder. Karai never believed him and thought Leo was lying to her to save himself, his brothers and Splinter. As time went on Karai was starting to question herself and Shredder because of his deep hatred for Hamato Yoshi.
One dark stormy night Karai was at Foot Clan Head Quarters she was staring at the torn picture of her late mother. "Mother I wish I've could have met you. I hope that you know I will have my revenge on the one who took you away from me that way you can rest in peace" Karai thought to herself as she continued to look at the picture and she kept thinking what Leo told her about Splinter being her real father and wondered if maybe he was right. "What troubles you my daughter?" Shredder asked when he sees Karai in deep thought. "Father I need to know the truth about the death of my mother and Splinter" Karai said to Shredder. "I've told you this before Hamato Yoshi who the turtles call Splinter killed your mother when you were just a baby and the fire would of killed you too if I didn't go back to rescue you. My only regret was not being able to save your mother as well who you look so much like" Shredder told Karai when all of a sudden Tiger Claw who everyone thought was dead came into the throne room with his left ear torn and an eye patch over his right eye and said "Master Shredder I have returned." "I saw you get swallowed by that giant kraang worm" exclaimed Karai as she remembered that her father's so call new second in command was knocked into the kraang worm by Splinter. "I fought my way out of the Kraathatrogen before I battled many kraang forces. I also traveled through many galaxies because I was determined to find my way back. I vowed to have my revenge on everyone who was responsible for putting me through hell" Tiger Claw stated. "I agree with you about getting your revenge because we both have the same enemies. Karai go with Tiger Claw to hunt down the turtles, along with their human allies and Hamato Yoshi" Shredder told his daughter which she just nodded her head yes. Deep down Karai was really pissed that Tiger Claw came back because she thought with him out of the way Shredder was going to appoint her to be his second in command again.
While Karai and Tiger Claw began their hunt for the turtles Leo, Donnie, Mikey and Raph were all hanging out and eating at Murakami's noodle shop. Raph, Mikey and Donnie were preparing to fight for the last pizza gyoza. Before their fight three of the turtles kept making sarcastic threats to each other. "Are you ready turtle sans?" Murakami asked them. They all said yes and Murakami san picked up the pizza gyoza with chopsticks, threw it up in the air and Donnie, Raph and Mikey began their battle! "It's mine!" shouted Raph as he tried to catch it with his teeth. "No way bro that dumpling is mine" Mikey said as he grabbed Raph's leg. "Not a chance the dumpling shall be mine" Donnie said as he grabbed both of his brothers to prevent them from having the last pizza gyoza. However Donnie didn't think it through when he grabbed his brothers because the next thing they knew all three of them had their arms locked together and they fell onto the floor. As the dumpling was about to fall into Mikey's mouth Leo saw what his brothers were doing and decided to participate in their battle for the pizza gyoza. "Sorry little brothers but this pizza gyoza is mine" Leo said as he used the edge of his katana to pick up the dumpling with. "I thought you were too busy brooding to play with us" Rapha stated as he got up from the floor. "I could never pass up an opportunity to eat one of these delicious dumplings" Leo told Raph as he ate the last pizza gyoza that his younger brothers were fighting over. "I agree with you on that Leonardo San because ever since you four gave me the idea to invent pizza gyozas my restaurant has become more popular than ever before" Murakami proudly said as he offered more pizza gyozas to the turtles that he just finished making which Donnie, Raph and Mikey accepted.
Leo stands by the window of Murakami's noodle shop because he is thinking about Karai. "Leo is upset that Karai continues to choose to stay with the Shredder" Raph tells Donnie which he agrees with him. "Cheer up Leo you must have faith in Karai and give her time to see the errors of her ways and when she finds out who the Shredder really is a person who is always up to no good" Mikey tells Leo and Donnie chimes in and said, "Eventually Karai will come around." "Yeah right Karai is pure evil just like the Shredder and we shouldn't trust her for even a second" Raph states as Mikey steals one of Raph's pizza gyozas. Raph accidently bites his own fingers by mistake, sees Mikey with his gyoza and attacks his little brother to get it back.
As the turtles continue to eat Karai and Tiger Claw are on the hunt for the turtles. "You know I've been moving at a slow pace just for you since you lost your right eye" Karai said to Tiger Claw and he said, "Just because I only have one eye doesn't mean I have slowed down." "What is your plan for revenge? The turtles have beaten you in battle before" Karai tells Tiger Claw and he said, "To destroy warriors like the turtles their hearts must be assail not just their limbs. Why do you think Shredder send you on this mission? Because you know who their friends are." Karai figures out right away what Tiger Claw meant because she knows that the turtles are good friends with April O' Neil and Casey Jones and remembered that the both of them were riding on the Kraathatrogon that swallowed Tiger Claw whole. "In due time Karai both of us will have our revenge against our enemies who are one in the same" Tiger Claw assuring Karai.
After the turtles left for the night Murakami san was cleaning up his noodle shop and ready to go home for the night when all of a sudden Karai and Tiger Claw came bursting through the doors. Karai knocks Murakami san onto the ground holds her Shikomizue to his throat and asked him, "Where are the turtles?" "I don't know please let me go" Murakami begs Karai. She looks at him and said, "There is no honor of harming this old man especially since he had no clue where the turtles are." "I didn't come here for honor. I came for information now tell me where are the turtles?" Tiger Claw angrily asked Murakami san as he held his sharp claws threating to harm the blind chef. Karai didn't like what Tiger Claw was doing because she thought it was dishonorable to harm an elderly person.
"Oh shit I forgot my doggy bag back at Murakami's noodle shop. Come on we have to go back for them" Mikey exclaims as he and his brothers were about to go down the manhole and return home to the lair for the night. His brothers weren't too happy about having to go all the way back but it was a good thing they did because as soon as the turtles walked into Murakami's noodle shop they saw that his shop was torn apart." "Oh my god Murakami san where are you?!" Donnie asks as he and his brothers began to look for their friend. Eventually the turtles find Murakami san under the counter crying because of what happened. "Murakami San what happened here?" Leonardo asks him which the blind chef answers, "A growling man and a girl came into my restaurant searching for you four and wanting information on where you live. When I told them that I didn't know where you live the growling man got really angry and started to destroy my restaurant and I'm ashamed to say that they forced me to tell them where to find your friends April and Casey. The turtles realized that growling man was Tiger Claw who somehow survived and Karai. "Raph and Mikey go to the ice rink right away because Casey often hangs out there and if Casey is there warn him that Tiger Claw and Karai are after him" Leo tells them. "Donnie come with me to April's place. We have to see if she is home and warn her as well."
While the turtles went to look for their friends to warn them about the danger that was coming Casey, April and April's friend Irma were exiting a movie theater. "Ok that science fiction movie was terrible" April stated. "I agree with you on that" replied Irma. "This date would have been great if we didn't have Irma as our third wheel join us April" Casey complains. "Who said this was a date Jones?" April asks with a shock look on her date because she couldn't believe that Casey thought it was a date. All of a sudden April gets a strange feeling that there is trouble coming and so does Casey. "Well I'm calling it a night. See ya Irma" April said. "I gonna go too later" Casey said as both of them split up leaving Irma alone. "That's just great I've been ditched again" Irma said to herself as she stood there all alone. As Casey and April were heading home Casey was being followed by Tiger Claw and Karai was following April. With his duffle bag in hand Casey hides behind a dumpster because he realizes that he was being stalked. "Ha looks like who or whatever was following me couldn't find me" Casey said to himself thinking he was in the clear. "AH!" Casey screams as Tiger Claws ambushes him from above.
Karai finally catches up with April who is discovered by April and she said, "I've been training with Master Splinter and I can take you down." As April is about to strike Karai she tells her, "I didn't come to fight. I came to talk to you." April is shocked that Karai wasn't interested in fighting her and said, "I've been trained to talk as well. What is it that you want to talk about?" "I found out the truth about my heritage and I now believe Leonardo about Splinter being my real father" Karai tells April. Meanwhile Donnie and Leo finally arrived at April's apartment but only her father Kirby is home. "Hello Leo and Donnie. How are you tonight?" Kirby asks them both. "Is April home?" Donnie asks. "No April isn't home. She went to the movies. Is everything ok?" Kirby asks with a concern look on his face. "Mr. O' Neil two of our enemies are after April and Casey" Leo tells Kirby which freaks him out. "I'm calling my daughter right now!" Kirby said as he dialed April's number. "April isn't answering. She still must be at the movies. She find and protect her" Kirby requested. "Don't worry Mr. O' Neil we'll find April and bring her home safely" Donnie promised Kirby as he and Leo headed to the movie theater where Kirby said April and Casey was. As Leo and Donnie were on their way Casey was fighting Tiger Claw. "Eat electricity you over grown cat!" Casey shouts as he tries to electrocute Tiger Claw. However the electric shock has no effect on Tiger Claw as he just shook off the shock. "Oh shit it didn't work!" Casey said with a scared look on his face as he runs away from Tiger Claw who manages to find him hiding in a ware house picks up Casey and throws him over the side of a building. "Must call Raph…" Casey weakly said as he calls Raph while moaning in pain the alley where Tiger Claw threw him.
"This is so fucking boring! It's oblivious that Casey isn't here" Mikey said as he and Raph were completely bore hanging out at the ice rink waiting around for Casey to come. "I'm getting a call from Casey" Raph tells Mikey as he picks up his phone. "Hello? Casey?" Raph doesn't know that Casey has become unconscious. "Oh dear god Casey is in trouble what do we do?" Raph despairingly askes his little brother. "Well we can triangulate the signal from a satellite which will pinpoint where Casey's phone is. When we find his phone we'll find Casey as well" Mikey said to Raph who is looking at him thinking, "When the fuck did Mikey become smart?" "Are we in some alternate universe where you're the smart one?" Raph sarcastically tells Mikey. "This method I just told you can also be used to track down the pizza delivery guy" Mikey tells Raph who is relieved that they were still in their universe where Mikey is still his goofy self. Raph and Mikey find the nearest satellite dish and pin point Casey's location. As soon as they pin pointed his location Raph and Mikey head over as quickly as possible and find Casey badly hurt in an alley. "We have to get Casey back to the lair now. He's badly hurt" Raph tells Mikey. "I couldn't agree with you more bro let's go" Mikey said as he and Raph picked up their unconscious friend and bring him home with them to treat his wounds.
"I see April and she is on that roof top with KARAI!" Leo tells Donnie. "GET AWAY FROM APRIL!" Donnie screams as he is about to attack Karai with his bo staff. "Wait Karai and I are talking and she wants you guys to hear her out" April said as he stops Donnie in his tracks before he can attack. "Leonardo you were right. I believe you now about Splinter being my real father. I found out the truth from Shredder who has been lying to me my whole life. I'm so sorry that I didn't believe you sooner. Please take me to my real father" Karai requested. "Of course Karai. I'm so glad that you finally believe me. Come with us" Leo said to Karai with a smile on his face and in his heart. "Leo this isn't a good idea. For all we know Karai could be lying and Raph is going to be fucking piss that we brought one of our sworn enemies to our secret lair" Donnie points out. "Relax Donnie we have to trust Karai since she know believes the truth about who she really is" Leo assures his second youngest brother. "You live in the sewers?" Karai askes Leo and he answers, "Yes we do and it's not as bad as you think it is" as they go down the man hole and start walking to the lair. "Here we are home sweet home" Leo said as Karai looks around the lair and thinking how nice it looks. Raph sees Leo, Donnie and Karai walk into the lair together and becomes really angry. "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?! YOU BROUGHT HER DOWN HERE?!" Screamed Raph. As his brothers try to calm Raph down which isn't going well Karai presses a button on a device without anyone knowing letting Tiger Claw know where the turtles and Splinter. "That is enough. Why are you arguing?" Splinter askes his sons but before he can get his answer Splinter looks at Karai in shock. "Miwa my daughter you are here. Please come with me" Splinter said as he and Karai walk to the Dojo together.
When they both got to the Dojo Leo and his brothers are watching from an opening of the door a tender father daughter reunion. "For many years I've live in the sewers after I mutated into a rat. I retained very little things from when I was human" Splinter tells Karai as he shows her a picture of himself and her mother Tang Shen when she was still alive. Karai recognizes the picture because it's just like the one she has of her late mother except this one isn't torn which is how Shredder gave it to her that way she'll always know what her mother looks like. Then Karai sees a family portrait of her mother, Hamato Yoshi and herself as a baby. "I can't believe what I'm seeing. Everything Leonardo has told me is the truth!" Karai states as he looks at her birth father. "Wait a minute Karai before we got here you said that you believed me. You were lying back then weren't you?!" Leo angrily askes Karai. "Karai has deceived all of you but now knows the truth" Splinter tells his sons. "I'm so sorry father. I didn't know until now that you are indeed my real father and not Shredder who has been lying to me my whole life. Now that I know the truth I've made a grave mistake. I pressed a button on this device that will lead Tiger Claw to where we are" Karai said to Splinter and to the turtles. "I will lead Tiger Claw away from the lair that way he won't find you guys." Before Karai leaves Splinter said, "Go with Karai and lead Tiger Claw as far away from here as possible I will stay with April to attend to Casey. At first the turtles didn't want to go with Karai but they saw how sincere she was by the look on her face and had a change of heart. "Come on everyone let's go" Leo said and before Karai leaves with her turtle brothers Splinter stops Karai and tells her, "You are who you choose to be, not what others make you." Karai smiles at her father realizing that he is right and leaves the lair to lead Tiger Claw away.
Karai along with the turtles are running through the sewers while Tiger Claw is following the signal thinking that Karai is leading them to the turtles and Splinter's lair. "I know where we can go that will trick Tiger Claw into thinking that he is heading to the lair follow me" Mikey tells his family leading them into an abandon butcher factory. "Smart thinking Mikey. Now we can ambush Tiger Claw when he gets here" said Leo who was both proud and shocked at Mikey for thinking of leading the deadly mutant assassin to the abandon butcher factory. A few minutes later Tiger Claw arrives and said, "Come out turtles I know this is where you live. I'll sniff you out if I have to." Tiger Claw starts to sniff around for the turtles but isn't able to get their sense because all he can smell is frozen meat. Raph then tries to attempt to attack Tiger Claw from behind. "Do you honestly think I wouldn't be able to sense your present?" Tiger Claw said as picks up Raph and tosses him aside causing one of Raph's sais to fly up into the air which Tiger Claw catches and runs into another room. "GET HIM!" Leo orders everyone which they had no problem doing and chase after Tiger Claw. Sadly the turtles are unable to defeat Tiger Claw even though Mikey was able to chain up the evil mutant with the chain from his nunchucks. All of a sudden Karai comes in and sees that Tiger Claw was able to beat the turtles. "Would you like to have the honor of eliminating Leonardo yourself?" Tiger Claw askes Karai knowing that Leo was her favorite enemy. Karai responses to Tiger Claw's question by saying, "I have no honor, but that's about to change." Karai then attacks Tiger Claw but he over powers and knocks out Karai cold. "If you value her life you won't follow me otherwise I will drop Karai into this saw machine" threaten Tiger Claw as he carries an unconscious Karai over his shoulders. "Guys he means it. We have no choice but to hold back" Leo sadly tells his brothers and they know Leo is right because if they did go after Tiger Claw he was going to kill Karai. Tiger Claw escapes with Karai. Leo tries to go after him but Raph and Donnie stop him. "We can't go after him. He'll kill Karai and Mikey is badly hurt" Donnie points out to Leo who sees his youngest brother in a lot of pain. "Leo I know that you care about Karai and you're happy that she knows the truth. Just because Shredder isn't her birth father he still raised her and knowing the Shredder he is welcoming her home right now" Raph said sounding still distrusting towards Karai.
The turtles make it back to the lair to attend to their injured little brother. "You're going to be ok Mikey just hold still while I attend to your wounds" Donnie tells Mikey as he exams his younger brother to see where he got hurt. "Master Splinter Karai was captured by Tiger Claw and he threaten to kill her if we followed him" Leo told Splinter with his head down because he was deeply ashamed that he couldn't save his human sister. "Leonardo you did your best. I know that someday you and your brothers will rescue Karai and bring her home that way we can all be a family" Splinter tells his oldest adopted son trying to encourage Leo who was upset about what happened. "Casey you're finally awake. I thought that we were going to lose you" April cried as she hugged her friend. "Does icky Irma have to come everywhere with us?" Casey asks. April laughs at the question Casey just asked her and is happy that her friend is awake despite the fact that Casey was beaten and thrown like a rag doll. "Come on Casey I'll take you home" April said as she lets Casey lean on her shoulder for support because Casey wasn't able to stand up that well on his own. April manages to get Casey home safely and wishes him a good night and to feel better soon. After that April arrives home herself and is surprised by the sudden hug from her father who was worried sick about his daughter. "April are you all right? Where have you been? Leonardo and Donatello told me that two of Shredder's henchmen were hunting you and Casey down. I even tried calling you but you didn't pick up your phone. I was so scared that you've gotten hurt or much worse. I don't know what I would do if I lost you" Kirby cried as he hugged April and didn't want to let go. "Dad I'm ok. Tiger Claw didn't come after me. However I can't say the same for Casey. He was badly hurt but Splinter said Casey is going to be ok and please stop hugging me so hard. I can hardly breathe!" April points out to her father which he then let's go. "Sorry April I'm afraid of losing you. You're my only baby girl and I love you so much" Kirby tells April. "I love you too daddy" April replies as he hugs her father assuring him that she was fine and can take care of herself.
As for Karai Tiger Claw brings her back to Shredder's lair who by now is fully awake. "PUT ME DOWN!" demanded Karai. Tiger Claw drops her on the floor of the throne room and begins to tell Shredder what happened, "Karai assisted the turtles with their escape and tricking me into leading me into an abandon butcher factory instead of the lair where the turtles and Hamato Yoshi are hiding. "I want to know why Karai" Shredder demanded. "Because I found out the real truth about Splinter. He didn't kill my mother you did and I also found out that Splinter is my real father and I want to hear it out of your fucking lying ass mouth. Is it true?" Karai demands Shredder to tell her the truth with an angry tone in her voice. Shredder sees the anger on Karai's face and knew that he couldn't lie to her anymore. For a brief moment Shredder was silent and then he reluctantly tells Karai the truth, "Yes Karai you are the daughter of Hamato Yoshi. I kidnapped you when you were a baby after your mother died. I was the one who set fire to the Hamato Dojo and leaving Hamato Yoshi to think that you perished in the fire as well. I never meant to kill your mother. She got in my way just to save that bastard." "YOU ARE A MURDER. I HATE YOU! AND YOU ARE NOT MY FATHER!" Karai screams at Shredder. Then Shredder looks at Tiger Claw and tells him, "Take her away and lock Karai in the dungeon." Tiger Claw did what Shredder told him to do. "YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME!" Karai yells and screams as Tiger Claw grabs her and locks Karai in the dungeon in an isolated cell. Shredder sits back on his throne and orders everyone to leave. When everyone is gone Shredder did something that he didn't want anyone to see. He shed a tear of anger and sorrow because he never thought that Karai would ever find out the truth. Now that she knows Shredder vowed and became even more determined to destroy Hamato Yoshi and the turtles once and for all.
Author's Note: Finally Karai knows who her real father is. Sorry for the long wait. Work has been super busy. I love how my fan fiction is coming along. I hope all of you out there are enjoying this story. Please stay tune for my next update and I promise to write soon. Peace out from Princesspeach102!