A/N Ladies and gentlemen I present to you ch 16! Enjoy and as always thank you so much for the reviews/follows they really inspired me to continue this story.
Ch 16 The Meeting
Yoshi and his family arrived at the docks a little before midnight and were walking towards the agreed upon spot. "Now remember boys you must remain hidden," Shen was saying as they were walking. "No matter what happens you are not to show yourselves until your father or I give the signal. Understand?"
"We understand Mom," Leo said, looking at Donnie, who nodded in agreement.
"Raphael," Yoshi said, looking at his red masked son. "Did you hear what your mother just said?"
"Yeah I heard," Raph grumbled.
"Raphael please you must do as we say," Shen said, her voice taking a very serious tone. "For Michelangelo's sake."
"I know Mom," Raph said softy. "And I'll do it. I promise. I'll do anything for Mikey." Shen smiled at her second oldest son. Just then they reached their destination.
"Stay high boys," Yoshi instructed. "And stay in the shadows."
"Yes Master Splinter," the brothers said as they took their places. This left Yoshi and Shen to wait.
"Oh Yoshi I hope Michelangelo is alright," Shen said, wringing her hands together nervously.
"We must hope that Saki has not harmed our son," Yoshi said, putting his arm around Shen and pulling her close. "But I am sure that Michelangelo is just fine." Shen opened her mouth to respond but before she could a van pulled up.
"It is them," Shen whispered. Yoshi let out a small growl and crouched behind a create. The van door opened and Shredder emerged from the van with Bradford and Tiger Claw right behind him. Karai stayed in the van, debating on rather or not she should go. Shredder gave his daughter a sharp look and she reluctenly emerged from the van as well. Shen's eyes went wide when she saw her former friend in his armor and mask. "Saki," Shen whispered. "Is that really you?"
"Hello Shen," Shredder said walking towards Shen after signaling the group to stay back. "It has been too long. You still look as beautiful now as you did all those years ago."
"Where is my son Saki?!" Shen demanded. "I want to see him now!"
"All in good time Shen," Shredder said. Then he looked around. "I see Yoshi is no where to be seen. I always knew he was a coward."
"I am no coward Saki," Yoshi said, emerging from his spot. Shredder's eyes widened briefly when he saw Yoshi's current rat form. But the shock was short lived. "I see you've become a freak just like your sons Hamato Yoshi."
"Enough of this!" Yoshi cried out, resisting the strong urge he had to attack Saki. "Where is our son?!"
"And what will you give me in exchange for your son?" Shredder asked. Yoshi and Shen looked at each other in surprise.
"What do you want from us?" Shen demanded. "We have nothing to give."
"Oh but you do," Shredder said, taking Shen's hand. Shen let out a snarl and jerked her hand away. "I will be willing to make an exchange," Shredder said. "Come with me Shen and I will release your son."
"How do I know this is not a trick?" Shen asked. "I do not trust you to keep your end of the deal Saki."
"You have my word as a ninja that I will release your son," Shredder said.
"And just where is our son?" Yoshi asked. "Is he even here? We have not seen him since you arrived."
"He's in the van," Shredder lied. "I know better than to bring him out here. You would just grab him and leave and I would get nothing."
"I want to see him," Shen said, taking a step towards the van. But Shredder stepped in front of her, blocking her path. "Unless I see my son then you can forget about any deal," Shen declared.
"Unless you do this deal your son will die," Shredder said. "Is that something you're willing to risk Shen?" Shredder stared intently at Shen, who glared back at him. Shen let out a sigh and looked at Yoshi, who was also glaring at Shredder.
"I have no choice Yoshi," Shen said softly. "I must go with him."
"I know," Yoshi said with a sigh of his own.
"Like Hell she does," Raph growled reaching for his sais. Donnie saw him do this and grabbed his wrist.
"Raph no," the purple masked turtle hissed. "We have to stay hidden."
"I ain't just gonna let that bastard take Mom away!" Raph hissed back as he yanked his wrist away. "So don't..." But before Raph could continue suddenly he heard a shout, "No don't!" The three brothers turned to see what the commotion was about. They saw that Shredder had taken Shen by her wrist and was dragging her towards the van. Mikey had joined the group and had lept down in front of the Shredder.
"You're not taking my mom anywhere!" the youngest turtle shouted, getting out the chain he had taken with him and swinging it. But a stabbing pain in his broken arm caused him to cry out and almost drop the chain.
"Michelangelo!" Shen and Yoshi cried out, shocked to see their orange masked son there.
"Saki you dishonorable liar!" Shen cried out, trying to break free of Shredder's grasp. "Let me go right now!"
"I will not lose you again Shen," Shredder declared as he continued to drag Shen towards the van.
"No!" Yoshi cried out as he raced to help his wife. But Tiger Claw quickly stepped in front of him blocking his path. Yoshi motioned with his fingers, signaling his other children to emerge. Leo, Raph and Donnie quickly lept into action. Raph barreled into Tiger Claw, sending the mutant to the ground. Leo raced towards the Shredder and jumped in the air lading in front of the evil ninja.
"Like my brother said," the oldest turtle said, aiming his katanas at Shredder. "You're not taking my mother anywhere."
"No one will stop me," Shredder growled. "Especially not a pathetic freak like you!" With that Shredder raised his blades and swung. Leo quickly dodged the blow and lept to the right. But Shredder was fast and he quickly delivered a hard kick to Leo's side, knocking the wind out of him.
"No!" Shen cried out when she saw her son fall. "Leave my son alone Saki!" But Shredder paid her no attention and threw her into the van. Shredder began to get into the van as well but Leo had recovered and lept to his feet and pulled Shredder hard by his arm, catching him by surprise and causing him to stumble backwards.
"Mom run!" Leo cried out as he kicked Shredder's legs out from underneath him. Shen scrambled out of the van as quick as she could. But Bradford was also in the van and he grabbed her by her hair and pulled her back inside with a shriek.
"You're not going anywhere!" the brown bearded man snarled as Shen struggled to get away from him. Just then a shout was heard and Bradford turned and was met by Donnie's bo, which landed a direct hit to his face.
"Leave my mom alone!" the genius turtle cried out as he hit Bradford's wrist hard with his bo. A crack was heard and Bradford howled in pain. "C'mon Mom lets go!" Donnie cried out, taking Shen's hand and pulling her out of the van. Leo was still fighting the Shredder while Raph and Splinter had taken down Tiger Claw. Mikey had been watching and raced to help Leo with Shredder. Leo was on the losing end of the battle and Shredder had knocked the blue masked turtle to the ground.
"Enough of these games!" Shredder snarled as he kicked Leo hard in the head, stunning him. With that Shredder raised his blades and went to strike Leo. But before he could Mikey cried, "No!" and ran in front of Leo, taking the full hit of the blades and falling to the ground in a bloody heap.
A/N this looks like a good place to stop guys. Hope you all enjoyed ch 16. Review please and thank you