a/n well folks here we are at the final chapter. I appreciate the reviews even though there were very few of them. But they are appreciated none the less. enjoy ch 24

Ch 24 It all Comes to an End

"What are you doing here?" Haru demanded as he glared at the two men that were before him.

"Stopping you," Riku declared as he and his brother, Kaito stepped forward. "It is not to late for redemption brother," Riku declared.

"You both are fools," Haru declared. "You have always been to soft. Just like Father was. I have initiative. I do what is right!"

"By allying yourself with a mad man?" Kaito said, glaring at Shredder. "And by harming children? How is that doing what is right Haru?!"

"They are not children Kaito!" Haru cried out. "They are freaks of nature! They do not belong in this world! And there is nothing you two can do to stop what is about to happen!"

"We can stop you brother," Riku said, his voice low and dark. "By any means necessary." With that the two brothers went into attack mode. But they had forgotten about Tiger Claw and the Foot Soldiers and soon the battle was on.

"Administer the serum Haru!" Shredder commanded. "Now!"

"Yes Master Shredder," Haru said as he grabbed the needle and grabbed Leo's arm. Just as he was about to inject the serum a shout was heard.

"Get away from my baby!" Shen shouted as she kicked Haru as hard as she could, sending the man flying through the air. The needle went skidding across the ground and Shen quickly grabbed it and smashed it on the ground. Yoshi had joined the fight along with April. Shen quickly went to free her sons. But the chains were strong and Shen was having difficulty freeing them.

"Need some help?" a voice asked. Shen turned and saw Karai standing there, a set of keys in her hand. Shen gave the young ninja a grateful smile and soon the turtles were free. But Haru had recovered from the attack and was furious to say the least.

"I will teach you freaks a lesson you won't soon forget," the Asian man hissed as he took a gun out from his pants pocket and aimed it at Leo and fried.

"Leo look out!" Donnie shouted, having seen Haru pull the gun out. Donnie shoved his older brother out of the way and the bullet barley missed them. Haru prepared to fire again but suddenly he let out a cry of pain and fell to the ground. Riku was standing behind him with a metal tray in his hands.

"My brother has always been foolish," he said, shaking his head ruefully. But the victory was short lived as Tiger Claw came barreling in, taking both Riku and Donnie to the ground.

"Donnie!" Leo cried out, his brown eyes wide.

"Riku!' Kaito cried out at the same time. But before either one could help their brother Bradford came charging onto the scene along with about 20 Foot Soldiers. Bradford attacked, aiming for Leo and Kaito, who leapt to the side to avoid the hit. The rest of the group went to help but the Foot Soldiers quickly intercepted them.

"Shit where the Hell did all these guys come from?" Raph wondered as he punched one of the soldiers away.

"My father always has men waiting," Karai explained as she flipped a soldier over her head. "Just in case there's ever a attack." Raph was going to respond but a solider grabbed him from behind, pinning his arms behind him while another punched him hard in the face. Karai went to help but to her surprise she found her path blocked by Tiger Claw, who had knocked Donnie and Riku out cold.

"I always knew you were a traitor," the assassin snarled. "And I'm about to show you what happens to traitors!" With that Tiger Claw swung his chain, landing a direct hit to Karai's head, sending her to the ground. Karai shook her head in an effort to clear it. But Tiger Claw wasted no time and struck again, landing another hit to Karai's head. The young ninja cried out in pain as the blood poured down from her head. Tiger Claw kicked Karai hard in her side, sending her skidding across the ground. He was about to strike again when suddenly Shen and April came swooping in, delivering kicks to Tiger Claw's chest. The mutant tiger went sailing through the air and slammed into the wall. Shen and April wasted no time and grabbed Tiger Claw's chain and hit him hard with it, knocking him out cold. The two females then proceeded to chain him up tight.

"Are you alright young one?" Shen asked, helping Karai to her feet.

"Yeah I think so," Karai groaned as she wiped the blood away. Shen was about to say more but just then she heard Raph cry out in pain. Shen turned and saw that her son had fallen to the ground as one of the Foot Soldiers had hit him hard in his shell with his sword.

"Raphael!" Shen cried out, the terror clear in her voice.

"No!" Yoshi cried out as he kicked Bradford hard in the head, knocking him out cold. Leo and Kaito raced to help Raph and the two males quickly succeeded in taking down the Foot Soldiers with the help of April. By now Donnie and Riku had recovered from their attack and they also went to help. It wasn't long before the Foot Soldiers were taken out.

"I'm good," Raph grunted as Leo and Donnie helped him to his feet.

"Your shell is cracked Raph," Donnie said, looking at his brother's shell, which had a medium sized crack.

"I'll be fine Donnie," Raph insisted. "Now lets go kick some ass!"

"Enough!" Shredder boomed, causing every one to look at him. "Enough games! Now you face the Shredder!"

"Father enough!" Karai cried out, surprising the Shredder. "You've lost. Its over Father."

"It is not over yet daughter," Shredder said, his voice low and dark. "It is far from over!" With that Shredder raised his blades to strike his daughter.

"No!" Yoshi cried out, getting between Karai and Shredder. Using his walking stick Yoshi blocked Shredder's blow and delivered a hard kick the Shredder's stomach, winding him. Yoshi wasted no time and went to deliver another blow. But Shredder was ready and raised his blades catching Yoshi in the stomach. Yoshi crumpled to the ground as the blood flowed.

"Father!" Raph, Donnie and Leo cried out, their eyes wide in terror.

"Yoshi!" Shen cried at the same time, her black eyes wide. Then her horror became rage. "You have harmed my family for the last time!" she shouted, her voice filled with rage and anger. Looking over at Leo Raph and Donnie Shen nodded and together the family attacked. Shredder was taken off guard and stumbled backwards. Kaito and Riku were waiting. The two brothers attacked sending Shredder sailing through the air. Leo, Donnie and Raph worked together and succeeded in kicking Shredder into the stone wall, which collapsed, burying the armor clad man in rumble. Unfortunately this cause the building to become unstable and it began to collapse.

"We must go!" Shen cried out. The three brothers quickly grabbed Yoshi and began to run with Shen, Karai, April, Kaito and Riku right behind them.

"We cannot leave Haru!" Kaito cried out as he grabbed his younger brother. With that the group made their escape before the building collapsed behind them. Little did they know that Shredder was not dead as they thought he was. Tiger Claw and Bradford had grabbed Shredder and made their escape before the building crumbled completely.

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A little while later the group had reached the lair. This was after much discussion on rather they should bring Karai with them. But the group all agreed that she had more than proven herself by helping them so they knew they could trust her. Donnie quickly ran and got Elizabeth to help him with Yoshi, who had sustained a serious injury to his stomach. Kaito and Riku carried Yoshi to Donnie's lab son he could be properly taken care of.

"Dudes like what happened?" Mikey asked as he saw his father being carried. Then he saw Karai and his brown eyes widened. "And what's she doing here?" he demanded as Will helped him sit.

"Long story Mikey," Raph said as Leo helped him sit. "But here goes." With that Raph told his younger brother what had happened.

"Is Father gonna be ok?" Mikey asked, his voice low. Shen sat beside her youngest son and put her arm around him.

"Your father is strong my son," Shen said. "He is a fighter. If anyone can survive this it is him."

"Mom's right Mikey," Leo said, kneeling in front of his brother. "Father will be alright. I know he will be." Mikey smiled at his oldest brother and the rest of the evening was spent awaiting news on Yoshi.

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After what seamed like days Donnie and Elizabeth appeared and were met by some very concerned faces. "How is Yoshi?' Shen asked.

"Yoshi will be fine," Elizabeth said with a smile. "Luckily the stab wound wasn't very deep and the blood loss was minimal. He should be fine in a few weeks."

"Thank you my dear friend," Shen said, hugging Elizabeth.

"You are very welcome," Elizabeth said with a smile.

"You both did very well," Shen said as she hugged Donnie as well. "I am so proud of you Donatello."

"Thanks Mom," Donnie said with a smile. "I'm just glad Father will be alright."

"Come and see him," Elizabeth said. With that the group all left to see Yoshi.

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The weeks past and soon three months had passed. Things were going quite well for the Hamato Family. Yoshi, Raph and Mikey had all recovered from their injuries and were now resuming their normal activities. Shen had been in charge of training while Yoshi recovered. Kaito and Riku had taken Haru back to Japan where he would receive his proper punishment. After much debate Karai decided to stay with the Hamatos until she was 18 and could get her own place. Karai was slowly adjusting to her new home. But there were times she missed her Father and wondered what happened to him. But today wasn't one of those days. Today Karai was beginning her training with Yoshi and his sons. As Karai prepared for training she couldn't help but smile and be thankful she was finally in a family that was loving and kind. This made Karai feel very happy and hopeful for the bright future she knew was ahead of her.

The End

a/n well folks this story is finally complete. I hope you all enjoyed it. Not sure if I'm doing a sequel on this or not. Depends on what people want honestly. Anyways I hope everyone stays healthy, safe and secure during these horrible times we're in. Love to all and I'll be back soon with a new story.