Warning: Contains upsetting scenes and strong language.
Chapter Thirty-Four
Why Brother?
In Sonia's room, oblivious to everything that was taking place, Tyroth was kneeling on the floor along with Raphael and Leonardo as they were tending to their children.
Leonardo had Kemeko on his lap as they were reading a picture book together.
Raphael was talking to Pandora as they sat on the floor together and Tyroth was laying down with Freya and Loki climbing over him.
All the while Sonia joined in with Raphael and Pandora as they chatted.
All three fathers were enjoying the peace and quiet as well as the company of their children until Leonardo, Raphael and Tyroth felt their Shell-Cells vibrate and they quickly snatched them up halting the activities with their children to check them, then they paled as they saw it was the distress call from Michelangelo.
Leonardo was the first to answer the call.
"Mikey?"
"Leo!" Michelangelo's voice came on the other side, "We've got a situation!"
"What is it little brother?" Raphael asked as he answered his Shell-Cell.
"Someone's in Mutopia! And they got a gun!"
"A GUN?" Leonardo shrieked "Who the hell got into Mutopia?"
Tyroth instantly jumped to his feet and rage filled his body as his eyes blazed and his teeth were bared.
An assailant with a gun in Mutopia? He didn't know what was going on, but he was ready to defend his home even if it meant tearing them apart. He had shown the Foot that he wasn't to be messed with, and he was going to show whoever it was who was causing havoc that they would regret their actions after he was done with them.
"Whose in our Sanctuary!?" he demanded with a snarl, spitting out flames as he spoke.
Meanwhile, Freya and Loki looked terrified, Kemeko and Pandora looked confused and Sonia got ready to pull the younger children towards her.
"I got no idea if it's a breech or what!" Michelangelo shouted "But Patch has been shot! Leona's taken her to James and Donatello's joined in to help! Me, Kate, Jack, Percy and Jake are looking for the assailant whilst Moe, Cam and Barry are making sure those who can't fight are contained and they're alerting George and Sensei!"
"Okay, we're coming to help!" Raphael said before hanging up.
"Daddy?" Pandora asked in a scared voice "What's going on?"
"Pandora!" Raphael said in a firm voice "Stay here with your cousins okay? It's not safe!"
"You too Kemeko!" Leonardo trying to prise Kemeko's arms off his neck as the little girl was now clinging to him in fear.
"Daddy! I'm scared!"
"It's okay Lotus!" Leonardo said "I'll protect you! But you must stay here with Sonia okay?"
Kemeko sniffled and let her father take her arms away from his neck and the Sonia stood behind her and nodded to Leonardo.
"I'll look after her Uncle Leo." she said.
"Thank you Sonia." Leonardo said gratefully as he reluctantly took his hands away from Kemeko.
At the same time, Tyroth turned to Sonia his eyes flashing so wildly that the young chameleon felt slightly afraid.
"Stay here with the children Sonia!" he said in a serious voice which boarded on a growl "It's your job to keep them safe! And don't leave here until it's safe to come out!"
"Yes Uncle Tyroth!" Sonia said fervently yet her voice trembled and she gestured Freya and Loki to come to her side and Geckolings hugged her and each other in fear.
"Whoever is here and hurting my people, I'll burn them to ashes!" Tyroth roared "Come on!" he yelled to the other turtles as Raphael hugged Pandora one more time.
"Daddy!" Pandora began to sob softly.
"Stay here Geisha!" Raphael said as he stood up.
"Daddy! I want to help!" Pandora grabbed his leg but Raphael turned to her and narrowed his eyes.
"NO!" he barked making his daughter jump slightly then he softened his tone "Stay here alright! I mean it! This is too dangerous for you!"
As he spoke Kemeko took Pandora's hand and looked at her pleadingly.
"Stay with me big sister!" she begged.
Pandora looked at her father then at Kemeko and hugged her.
"Yes Kemeko." she said "I'll stay with you!"
"Good girl!" Raphael praised then tuned to Tyroth and Leonardo before taking out his sai "Okay! Let's go!"
The Dragon and turtles shot out of the room and Sonia held the younger children close.
"What's happening?" asked Freya.
"Is someone coming to hurt us?" asked Loki.
"I don't know." Sonia said, trying to stay strong for the younger children, yet her voice trembled "But Uncle Tyroth will protect us! As will the Knights! And the New Yorkers!"
Kemeko began to cry again, and it set Freya and Loki off as well.
"Shhh! Shhh!" Sonia tried to soothe them "There there, everything will be alright! I promise!" she stared at the door, fear filling her entire body and praying against all the forces in the world that whoever was attacking Mutopia wouldn't come through the door and kill them.
Meanwhile Diablo was making his way towards the main village looking for the tunnel to lead him to Lake Michigan, he wondered if the gunshot had alerted anyone or if Patch had been found wounded.
He kept his gun up and listened out for any noise or if anyone was following him. He also thought about his sister, when she confronted him, he had strangled her and she had passed out, he could tell he hadn't killed her yet made her pass out and he wondered whether she would wake up and try and find him to stop him.
He had the water from the well and the few belongings he had in his bag, as a mutant he could do what he wanted up top, he could steal food and clothes to survive, just like Mona had done those two years ago.
He soon heard voices up ahead and producing his gun he narrowed his eyes.
"Where is he?" the voices sounded "Stay together everyone! He could attack at any angle!"
He soon recognised one of them as his older brother!
"Fuck!" Diablo cursed as he saw several shadows appear on the walls, then Jake appeared around the corner with Percy, Kate Michelangelo and Jack.
Seeing his younger brother, Jake froze.
"Callum!" he said "There's someone..." he then paused as he saw the gun in Diablo's hand and he paled.
"No..."
"Wait...what?" Percy was confused for a second then saw what Jake saw "No way!"
"Fuck no!" Kate hissed.
"Callum?" Jack gasped.
"It can't be!" Michelangelo cried as he saw the gun in Diablo's hand along with the crazed look in his eyes.
Jake's shock soon turned to anger and he held up his own gun and pointed it at the Raven.
"Drop it Callum!" he spat "I mean it!"
"You wouldn't shoot your own brother!" Diablo sneered as he held up his own gun.
"Callum!" Jake shouted "I mean it! Drop the weapon and get on the ground!"
"Playing cops are we?" Diablo asked as he stepped a little closer to which Jake bit his lip and Kate, Michelangelo, Jack and Percy readied their own weapons.
"Callum!" Jake growled still keeping his gun up "I'm serious!"
"I'm not Callum!" Diablo growled "Callum is dead!"
Michelangelo stood close to Kate ready to protect her, his eyes never leaving Diablo.
"What's happened to him?" he whispered.
"He's a traitor, that's what!" Jack growled "I can smell it all over him!"
"A traitor to Mutopia!" Percy agreed in anger.
"Be quiet!" Jake hissed then turned to Diablo again.
"Callum! Please!"
"I am no longer Callum!" Diablo spat "I am Diablo! Diablo the Raven!"
"Seems fitting!" Kate growled baring her fangs "Devil!"
"Stop this little brother!" Jake demanded "Put the gun down! And we'll talk!"
"Talk?" Diablo snorted "Talk? About what? Talk about how you want me to live by the restricts of this place? Hiding from the humans and doing good for them and getting nothing back? You're stupid Jake! You choose to live your life with these cowards?"
"They're not cowards!" Jake said
"Then why do they hide? Why do they choose to do all these so called deeds for all the ungrateful humans above? Why not show who we really are? Show them how powerful we are! How more superior we are? How much we can teach them?"
Jake swallowed hard as he stared at Diablo, he could no longer see the younger brother he knew and tears filled his eyes.
"No..." he said "What...what's happened to you?"
"I have become something far greater that's what!" Diablo replied "And I choose to use my new life as I see fit! And not as one of these cowards that hide under the city!"
"Enough of this talk!" Jack said "You're going down Raven!" he then howled and went for Diablo before Jake could stop him.
"Jack! No!"
But the wolf didn't listen and leapt for Diablo brandishing his Scimitar but Diablo ducked and opened up his wings and sent Jack flying over his head and Diablo then fired his gun at the wolf as he flew over his head.
Everyone screamed in horror as they heard the gunshot and Jack fell to the ground shouting in pain as the bullet hit him in the stomach and he crumpled to the floor in the heap, his scimitar crashing beside him.
"NO!" Kate cried then brandished her whip "I'll stick you with my venom! JUDAS!"
"KATE!" Michelangelo and Percy tried to protest but the Viper brandished her whip to strike at Diablo but the Raven covered himself with his wings using them as a shield against the sharp leather then before Kate could move Diablo shot at her and she was hit in the shoulder making her scream and recoil back into the wall.
"NOOO! KATE!" Michelangelo screamed and Percy glared.
"You Bastard!" he shouted and leapt up into the air to aim a kick at Diablo but the Raven shot at him and he was hit in the kneecap where his metal greaves didn't cover them and he yelled in agony before falling to the ground cursing and hollering in pain.
Jake meanwhile had been unable to stop the Viper Wolf and Grasshopper and was in a state of shock at how Diablo had shot at them!
Only he and a furious and tearful Michelangelo stood facing the crazed Raven.
"Why brother?" Jake stammered, anger and devastation filling his body "Why are you doing this?"
"I didn't want to do this!" Diablo growled "But you leave me no choice! Either you get out of my way, or you'll be shot like your friends!"
Michelangelo glowered, he had that murderous look in his eyes, and it frightened Jake almost, his knuckles were white as he spun his nun-chucks.
"You've betrayed us!" he snarled "You hurt my girlfriend! And my friends! I'll take you down myself! You Traitorous Bird!"
Diablo cawed and opened his wings and Michelangelo yet out a primal yell that came from the bottom of the gut and as he went for the Raven, Diablo ducked again and opened his wings making Michelangelo go flying like Jack did, and he used the gun to shoot at the turtle which hit him in the arm making him yell and he dropped his nun-chucks before grabbing his left arm where blood pumped out in a steady rhythm.
Callum smirked as he looked at the downed turtle then he heard a gunshot and felt a fierce hot pain in his wing!
Looking around he saw a furious looking Jake holding up his smoking gun.
"Stand off!" he hissed "And get on the ground! Because next time! I won't miss!"
Diablo glared and turned to Jake holding up his taloned hands, yet his eyes flashed.
"You think you can stop me?" he asked.
"I swear!" Jake said "You might be my brother! But I will not hesitate to shoot you if it means you'll stop hurting others! If you're lucky we might hold a trial to decide your fate!"
"The then what?" Diablo asked "So you can lock me away? Stop me from fulfilling my purpose as a reborn mutant!"
"Purpose?" Jake spat "Bollocks! You think hurting others is your purpose! I'll be damned if I let you go!"
"Then you are no longer my brother!" Diablo spat "You're a blockage in my new life! And you will not stop me!"
He stepped towards Jake and before his older brother could move or even fire his gun, he swiped with his wing and sent Jake flying into the wall next to the wounded Kate.
As he was knocked back, Jake felt his glasses fall off as well as a pain as he was struck in the head, making him see stars.
"Get the fuck out of my way Jake!" Diablo snarled "Enjoy your new life with these cowards!" he then strode off leaving the wounded Knights, Michelangelo and Jake in the hall.
Jake shook his head as he tried to shake off the stars, as he did, he heard voices and the sound of a male rat filled his ears.
"What in the name of hell happened!?"
"Rattletrap!" Jake cried, through his blurred vision he could see the scruffy brown rat appear as he studied the bodies of Jack, Percy, Michelangelo and Kate.
"Rattletrap!" Percy gasped over the pain in his leg "Get help! The Raven's become a traitor!"
"A traitor!?" the rat cried out in shock "How!?"
"No time to explain!" Jake shouted "We got to stop him! Get help for Jack, Percy, Kate and Mikey!"
Rattletrap was still in shock but he soon realised the seriousness of the situation, and at the same time, Jake found his fallen glasses and still dazed he stood up.
"We got to get them to James!" Jake shouted as Rattletrap tried to help Michelangelo up who was groaning in pain over his bleeding arm.
"I think my arms broken!" he hissed then looked at Kate who was going pale as she held her bleeding shoulder "Kate!" he dropped next to her side and placed a hand on her wound "Babe! Please! Not again!" he remembered how Ren had stabbed her those years ago and he was terrified of losing her again.
"Mikey..." Kate turned her head to him "I love you so much..."
"I love you too." Michelangelo sobbed.
Jake grabbed his shell-cell and shouted into it.
"Four mutants down! All wounded!" he shouted "Medical assistance needed!" he handed the shell-cell to Rattletrap "Stay with them until help arrives." he shouted as he tuned to run "I'll go after Diablo!"
"Okay!" Rattletrap said as he took the Shell-cell and looked at the fallen Knights "Don't worry guys!" he said as his stomach was tight with fear "You'll be okay!" he watched Jake run off and sweat formed on his forehead in fear and worry.
Jack coughed as blood trickled from his wound on the ground
"Why...?" he choked in pain "Why did he do this?"
"Tyroth..." Percy gripped his broken knee "Help us!"
So Tyroth has been made aware of the situation! What will reaction be when he realises it's Diablo?
Meanwhile more have been wounded as Diablo makes his way through Mutopia to leave! How many more will suffer before the end of the night?
Find out in due course!
Note: The part where Michelangelo remembers Ren wounding Kate comes from Tyroth Darkstorm's fic 'Mikey's Date' that's a really good fic!