A.N: So, very short chapter because A) My allergies are OverWORKed! And B) I'm going to need to put this story on a short hiatus because of a Netflix trainee program I want to enter in. So I need to work day and night on a storyboard to turn in. Safe to say, I'll be back with an update on the 13th of March.

I don't own TMNT

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CHAPTER 26

Karai felt throbbing pain all over her body when she woke up again, especially around her neck. But since it felt like it had been only a short time since Xever used that electric clamp on her, she immediately remembered everything that happened before the attack. So she knew waking up in a cage was not the best place to be at the moment. Karai sat up in her human form, looking around from beyond her confines.

She was in a wooden shack and by the smell of salt and the sound of seagulls outside the fogged windows, they were right on a harbor. The pictures of boats hanging on the walls and nets tossed around the ground were the only indication it was a docking bay for ships.

At the other end of the shack, there was a small office space with a table and chairs. On one side was Steranko who seemed to be taking some interest in the metal clamp he inspected in his hands. His friend the Mohawk man was, for whatever reason, looking inside a couple of crates staked to the right side of the room.

A low moan came from behind Karai. The kunoichi looked behind her to see Fillien in her own cage next to Karai's. The catgirl was getting up weekly, her eyes looking around to try and focus. It seemed she had forgotten the fight because she abruptly sat up but when she spotted Karai and then saw the two humans, she relaxed. Then she said in a huff, "Oh great, now we have to deal with more of Shredder's lackey's."

Karai giggled as the two said people had their heads raise up in surprise. Steranko's one good eye looked at Fillien and Karai menacingly before he twirled the staff and had the clamp end imbed into the wood of the table. "We not work for Shredder," he answered his Russian accent heavy with hatred.

The two girls looked at each other surprised. Not work for Shredder? And his tone did hint he was even angry at Shredder. So he was speaking the truth. So… "Then how did we get here?" Fillien asked.

Mohawk man left his search through crates and with a smirk went to lean against the table. He even raised his visor to reveal his eyes as he said, "I have my ways." So this man somehow swiped two mutants from under Xever and Bradford's noses.

Fillien and Karai once again looked at each other. This time, Karai smiled made her body move so that she was wiggling her body around. Fillien laughed and said towards the unknown man, "Yeah, does it involve dancing? We saw you earlier, twinkle toes." Karai giggled in response to Fillien's retort.

The one called out wasn't so happy. "The name is Anton Zeck," he said with a hiss as he stood straight and pointed to himself. "And after we hand you two over to Shredder, you better not forget."

At first, they didn't take much to the threat, but it did get Karai and Fillien's gears turning. "Turn in? The two?" Karai hissed in question.

Steranko explained, "Shredder wants you both. Karai for being his daughter and for the cat…. Dah…well we really don't know. All we know is you two are our only bargaining chip out of New York City."

The bargaining part made sense… to a degree. Shredder did have some connection to the Kraang, so they could leave if they gave him something good in return. That is if Shredder was the type to bargain with an ultimatum as big as Karai. Pride was too big for Shredder to lose.

But to have Fillien be a part of the bargaining was the bigger question. Fillien ultimately figured it was about the Creators. Shredder probably didn't know what happened to the set of four tanzanite rings. Their fate the same as Talbot at the bottom of a volcano. "Wait till he finds out I'm no longer useful. And the funny part will be he'll probably blame Xever and Bradford."

But as much as Fillien wanted to try and find something to joke about in this horrible bargain they were in, Karai was more worried about Fillien. She was also a target. Even if it was about a separate situation, Karai didn't want Fillien involved with Shredder. Doing her best to not remember the Shredder to keep from going nuts, Karai couldn't help but think that Shredder was her problem and not Fillien's.

They had to, "… get…out…" Karai hissed towards Fillien as Steranko and Anton started to talk among themselves.

That cat looked at Karai surprised and whispered back, "What?"

"Must… get out."

"How? And even if we do, where do we go? If we're at some harbor then we're too far from our Midtown hideout." Fillien stopped talking when Anton walked towards the cages and then to a door that was on the right side of the shed. It left Steranko alone to admire the staff again and made it harder for Fillien and Karai to speak without getting noticed.

Karai tried to think. What was close enough that they could get to. Especially a place that didn't involve running into so many Kraang. Karai's head shot up and she adjusted herself to stand on her knees. The ceiling didn't leave much room left but she was tall enough now to see what was outside. She could see the familiar skyline of Brooklyn.

That meant they were on some docks on the east side of the island facing east. If they could simply cross over…. "Comet." Karai hissed so that Steranko couldn't hear.

Fillien immediately knew what she meant. When the two girls reunited again they told each other what happened to themselves after they separated. Karai told Fillien how she ended up finding a place to hide on Coney Island. Next to a particular roller coaster. Fillien smirked and gave a quick nod.

But how were they going to plan an escape without Steranko hearing them? Well, there wouldn't have been time anyway because then Steranko's cellphone set off a small alarm. He looked at the message and looked out the window. "So, Shredder did come," he said. This made Fillien look at Karai worried and for Karai to shrink into the corner of her cage. What now?


A.N: And I gotta leave it there for now. Thought I'd leave you with the nostalgia of Karai and Fillien having a little fun with people, good times right? ahahah. And here comes Shredder…. Oooooooooh! See you in two weeks. I'm KikaKatTIOI, peace out!