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Ch 13 Demands Are Made
After what felt like and entirety the trio had arrived back home. "My sons I am so glad you are back!" Shen said as she ran to her sons and embraced them.
"Your mother was quite worried," Yoshi said as he too embraced his sons. "She has been having some very bad feelings about tonight."
"But it appears I worried for nothing," Shen said with a smile. But her smile quickly vanished when she noticed Michelangelo wasn't there. "Where is Michelangelo?" Shen asked.
"We ran into trouble Mom," Leonardo said, his voice coming out soft. "Karai was there along with two of her thugs. We tried our best to fight them."
"Yeah and we were winning too," Raphael chimed in. "Then they chickened out and threw a smoke bomb and left."
"Yeah and they took Mikey with them," Donatello finished.
"What?!" Shen and Yoshi cried out their eyes wide with fear.
"Oh my baby!" Shen cried, putting her hand to her mouth.
"They left this," Leonardo said, handing Yoshi the note that Karai had left.
"I wonder what they mean by this?" Shen asked. "I mean surly..." Just then Leonardo's T-com beeped, startling everyone.
"Mikey?!" Leonardo cried out as he answered. "Mikey are you..." Then his voice darkened and his brown eyes narrowed. "Who is this?" Leonardo demanded. "Where's my brother? If you hurt him I swear I'll..." Then his eyes widened with surprise. "He wants to talk to you Mom," he whispered, covering the mouth piece.
"Then talk to him I shall," Shen declared taking the device from her oldest son. "Who is this?" she demanded, using a rough and cold tone that she rarely used. Then her eyes widened and she pushed a button putting the caller on speaker.
"You know who this is Shen," came the voice of Oroku Saki.
"Saki," Yoshi hissed, his brown eyes darkening. Raph's eyes got wide and Donnie gasped when they heard their father's words. Shen silently shushed them as she began to speak.
"I am surprised to hear from you Saki," Shen said, trying her best to keep her voice calm. "But I take that since you are calling from my son's T-com that you are holding my son captive. Am I right?"
"You are correct Shen," Shredder said. "And I want to arrange a deal with you and Yoshi. I know he's listening."
"I am listening Saki," Yoshi said, trying to keep his anger under control.
"I want the both of you to come to the warehouse on the upper east side," Shredder declared.
"I thought you wanted us to come to the docks," Shen said, trying to stall. Donatello was using his own T-com to track Michelangelo's T-com and he was motioning for Shen to give him more time.
"Change in plans," Shredder declared. "I want the two of you to come to me. But just the two of you. Your others sons are not to be there."
"If you think we're just gonna sit back and do nothin' while you have our baby brother you've got another think comin' you son of a bitch!" Raphael cried out.
"Raphael!" Shen cried out, giving her second oldest son a sharp look. "Be quiet right now!" Raphael opened his mouth to protest but his parents shot him a warning look that quickly made him change his mind. "We will meet with you Saki," Shen said, her tone cold and calm.
"Good," Shredder said. "We meet at midnight."
"Wait!" Shen cried out. "I want to hear from Michelangelo! I want to know he is alright."
"He's fine Shen," Shredder declared.
"Unless I hear from him myself there will be no meeting," Shen declared. "I mean it Saki! I want to hear my son's voice now!"
"Very well," Shredder said after a few seconds. Then the group heard muffled grunts and the sounds of someone being dragged. Then they head a very soft voice say, "M..Mom?"
"Oh Michelangelo are you alright?!" Shen cried out.
"I'm..I'm ok Mom," came the shaky response. "Just freaked out."
"Do not fear my son," Yoshi said, trying not to let his fear show. "We will have you home in no time."
"I know you will," Michelangelo whispered.
"We love you sweet heart," Shen said.
"I love you guys too," Michelangelo said. Then suddenly he cried out as he was roughly dragged away.
"No!" Shen cried out. "Michelangelo!"
"You have your proof," Shredder said coldly. "And you have my demands! Midnight tonight!" Then a click was heard as the call was disconnected.
"Saki wait!" Shen cried out. But there was nothing but dead air. Shen looked at Donatello, who shook his head sadly. "Imaimashī! (Damn it all!)" Shen cried out. Leonardo put his arm around his mother while Yoshi did the same. Raphael and Donatello exchanged looks of concern as they knew their mother very rarely swore. Only when she was under extreme stress.
"Its going to be alright Mom," Leonardo said, squeezing Shen's shoulder. "We'll find Mikey. I promise you that."
"But Leo its already 9 pm," Donatello pointed out. "Its highly unlikely that we'll find him before then."
"Shut the Hell up Donnie!" Raphael hissed, elbowing his purple masked brother hard. Leonardo was glaring at Donatello as well. Shen merely put her hand to her mouth and ran out of the room with a choked back sob. Yoshi ran after his wife to console her.
"Damn it Donnie why the Hell did ya have to say that stupid shit for?!" Raphael demanded, the anger clear in his voice.
"I'm sorry," Donatello said softly. "I didn't mean to upset Mom."
"Yeah well ya did," Raphael snapped. "I mean she and Father already have enough shit to worry about without you adding to it!"
"I said I was sorry," Donatello said through clenched teeth. "What the Hell else to you want from me Raph?!" By now Donatello had tears going down his face and he angrily wiped them away.
"Lay off Donnie Raph!" Leonardo shouted, putting his arm around the purple masked turtle. "He feels bad enough as it is!"
"I'm goin' to check on Mom," Raphael declared as he turned on his heel and stormed out of the room.
"We should go to," Leonardo said. Donatello nodded and the two brother left to find their mother.
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Meanwhile back at the Shredder's lair Michelangelo was being dragged into a dungeon where he was roughly untied and thrown into one of the cells by Bradford, who slammed the door with a evil laugh.
"Hey!" Michelangelo cried out as he hit the stone ground hard. "Not cool dude! But Bradford payed him no attention as he left the dungeon, locking the door behind him. Letting out a frustrated cry the youngest turtle sat up and leaned against the wall pulling his legs up to his chest as he did so. "Man what am I gonna do?" he thought miserably. But he was pulled out of his thoughts when he heard voices. Looking around Michelangelo saw a vent above his head where he heard two men speaking in Japanese. One of the voices he recognized as Shredder's. The other sounded familiar but the orange masked turtle couldn't quite place it. So he decided to listen.
"Do you have what I require?" Shredder was asking.
"Yes Saki I do," the man replied.
"I told you I am the Shredder now!" Shredder boomed. "Oroku Saki is no more!"
"Forgive me Shredder," the man said, sounding terrified. "But I must be honest with you I was quite surprise when you told me Hamato Yoshi and his family had been located. It has been many years since anyone has heard from them."
"Yes I know this," Shredder said, sounding annoyed. "And that is why I called you. I knew you would want to help me in my quest."
"I would be more than happy to help save poor Shen from those freaks," the man said, his voice a low growl. "I failed once in eliminating them and I will not do so again. That is why I began working for TCRI to put my PHD in advanced Chemistry to good use."
"And you are sure this serum will work?" Shredder asked.
"Quite sure," the man said. "I tested it several times. Just make sure Shen gets the entire vial. Then all her memories of Hamato Yoshi will be gone and she will be yours forever!"
A/N I'm leaving you with yet another cliffie. Aren't I just the worst? lol. Can you guess who the mystery man is? Its someone we've seen before. Let me know your guess in a Review please and thank you.