WARNING: Contains strong language.
Chapter Fifty
Cornered
Leonardo lead everyone out of the dungeon and they began to move quietly through the hallways to find a way out.
Everyone held up their weapons just in case any Foot Ninja would appear and attack them. Funnily enough the hallways were empty and there were no patrols anywhere.
Donatello bit his lip as a nervous feeling swept over him.
"Something's not right guys" he said "It's never normally this quiet"
"You're right Donny" said Leonardo "It's far too quiet"
He stopped and pressed himself against the wall; the others did the same and waited.
"Leo?" Mona whispered softly.
Leonardo didn't answer as he waited and looked around the hallway they stood in.
Not a sound could be heard anywhere, except the sounds of their own breathing which sounded rather loud to them in the empty hallway.
Donatello finally broke the silence.
"I can't shake this feeling" he said "I felt it before we tried to save Mona"
"Then we better be extra cautious" said Raphael.
"Ok" said Leonardo "We keep moving, but keep your weapons to the level of your eye, and be ready for anything"
Everyone nodded and continued on, Michelangelo looked a little scared as he held up his nun-chucks.
Donatello looked around as he walked behind Raphael, he could feel his heart beating so hard it hurt, he just couldn't shake away that feeling that they were being watched and were about to be pounced upon at any moment.
As they walked on, Michelangelo looked around at the different doors in the hallway and wondered where they all led to.
"Where do we go now?" he whimpered softly.
Leonardo bit his lip and thought hard
"I'd say we check them all" he said "See where they lead to"
He ran over to one door and placed his hand on the knob, he then slowly turned it but it wouldn't open.
"Locked!" he said "Try the others! If we find an empty room with a window we can escape that way"
"Great idea Leo" said Donatello "I got some rope"
So everyone checked the doors, but all of them were locked. Mona couldn't help but feel that they were in the room full of doors in Alice in Wonderland.
"Great!" growled Raphael "now how do we get out?"
"There's only one door we haven't tried!" said Michelangelo "The one ahead!" he pointed to the door leading to the other end of the hallway.
Donatello felt worried as he stared at the huge foreboding door ahead.
"I'm not so sure..." he started, but Raphael interrupted him "We got no other choice Donny" he said "We have to test that one out, otherwise its back to the dungeons, and no way out"
Donatello sighed, but he gripped his bo staff tightly.
"Ok" he said "Let's go for it"
"Stick together everyone" said Leonardo holding up his katana. He walked on ahead with the other following close behind him.
As they approached the door, Leonardo tested the handles and found it was unlocked.
"Ok" he said "it's open, follow me"
He opened the doors and they all walked into a dark room.
Donatello gulped as he looked around and everyone stood with their backs to each other with their weapons up.
As they let their eyes get used to the dark, the doors suddenly closed and the lights came on! Michelangelo cried out in terror and everyone gasped.
"I knew it!" cried Donatello.
He looked around and saw the whole room was filled with Foot Ninja and they were all armed.
"Fuck!" cursed Leonardo as he looked around, there were over a hundred ninja in the room and only five of them.
He then looked towards his side and saw the ninja starting to stand aside, then he saw a tall Japanese man appear wearing red robes and his long black hair in a ponytail.
"Ah...Leonardo" he smirked "I was hoping you would join us" he stood before the blue masked turtle and the others looked at him with pure hate.
"Arashi" growled Raphael "The son of a bitch!"
"How did he know we could come in here?" questioned Michelangelo.
"How foolish of you" continued Arashi "Coming in here to rescue your family, when you knew you would soon be overpowered by powerful Ninja"
"Fuck you!" spat Leonardo "I would do anything, foolish or not if it meant protecting my family!"
Arashi laughed "foolish" he said "Yet very honourable"
"Enough talk!" spat Mona "How did you find out about us? About Leonardo and how we escaped?"
Arashi laughed again and stepped aside.
"A very loyal servant of mine told me everything" he announced. As soon as he stepped aside to reveal who told him everything, Mona and Leonardo gasped in horror and the other turtles recoiled in horror.
Standing there was Dr William Arden, still alive, but horrifically disfigured due to the acid that had been spilt on him during the fight in the lab and on his hands, he wore large syringes on his fingers and his white coat was stained with the blood from when his flesh had melted.
"No!" cried Mona "How is it possible? That acid should have killed you!"
"Oh no bitch" smirked Dr Arden "I luckily had a dose of your healing serum so it saved my life, it may not have fully cured the marks you endured on me though, but it was enough to let me live!"
"You bastard!" Mona snarled angered that he had used her DNA.
Arashi laughed.
"So you see" he said "My loyal Dr Arden was able to heal himself and come running tome to inform me of your escape and Leonardo's return, thus we were able to gather together whilst you were in the dungeons and wait for you to walk right into the trap"
Leonardo growled and stepped back to protect his family.
"You will not touch them!" he snarled "I know what you did to them! You hurt Mona! You imprisoned my brothers, you caged them like they were animals, and you tortured Donatello! I will kill you where you stand!"
"And how will you do that?" mocked Arashi "There are only five of you and over a hundred of me and my loyal ninja"
Leonardo gritted his teeth then leaned towards Raphael and began to whisper.
Raphael nodded then turned to Donatello and whispered, then Donatello whispered to Mona then Mona whispered to Michelangelo.
"Just because you have all your loyal ninja around you Arashi" said Leonardo "Doesn't mean you're untouchable"
He pulled something out of his belt and the others did the same.
"NOW!" he shouted. On his signal everyone threw down what they were holding and instantly gas appeared filled the room with fog.
Arashi and Dr Arden stepped back and the Ninja jumped into action.
"Find them!" shouted Arashi "they must not be allowed to escape!"
As they gas hung in the air, the only sounds to be heard were the turtles and Monalisa fighting the ninja as they were blind to their presence.
Thanks to the gas, they were able to take down many of their opponents.
But soon the gas lifted and the turtles were back in the sights of Dr Aden and Arashi.
Leonardo crossed his swords and faced Arashi.
"Never underestimate the power of team work" he snarled. Arashi glared and turned to Dr Arden and the remaining Ninja.
"Take them!" he ordered.
On his orders, Dr Arden and the remaining ninja went for Mona and the turtles but they held up their weapons and ran towards them screaming and ready to fight to the death!
Ah ha! A Cliffhanger! A battle between the Ninja Turtles and the Foot Ninja!
What will happen in the battle? Find out in the next chapter for more Ninja action!
