A/N: This is Elisa's original chapter. Like Cath's, I've merged it from ideas you've given me, for the same reasons, although this one was a lot harder to come up with.
Please read and review?
In a desert area, a bunch of mutant animals all duel each other in pairs with swords or staffs near some wagons, as Elisa watches.
Elisa: Okay, in case you're wondering, here's what I'm doing.
Two of the mutants, who resembled lizards, slash their weapons at each other.
I'm training a bunch mutants...
Two more, who resembled foxes lock their weapons together.
..ways to defend themselves.
Two more, resembling coyotes, whack each other with their weapons.
"OW!" one yelps, shaking his hand.
Elisa facepalms herself, as a older coyote came towards her.
You see, I've somehow wound up in this weird dimension, and these people...
A bunch of rat mutant bandits stand around the village, some on horseback, as other mutants stare at them worriedly.
..have been driven away from their village by bandits.
Elisa stares at the mutants, watching them carefully.
So I need to help prepare them, as they're gonna attack to reclaim their home.
One coyote spins around to kick a lizard, but misses as he ducks.
I just hope I'm good at training these guys...
Elisa turns left to the older coyote, who shakes his head.
..otherwise I'm might end up as...
She turns right towards an horizon, where the village was.
..Turtle Soup for when we attack the village.
Elisa turns back to the mutants, seeing most of them panting, making her nervous and gulp.
In the lair, on the upper level, Elisa was doing some kata moves to clam herself down.
"Okay, girl, relax." she thought. "Your Shell Cycle's fixed now."
She raised her right leg up while crossing her arms over, then turned and lowered her leg, while putting her left hand near her hip, while punching her right out. She then kicked her left leg up high, then spun around and lowered it, while holding her left arm up like a chopper.
She turned slightly, and saw Donnie sitting at his computer below her, talking to April, while Leo was training, slicing off candles heads with his sword. She then saw Mikey reading a comic on the couch, then Cath reading a medical book in a chair.
"Guess Raph's working on his bike with Casey." Elisa thought, as she turned and held both her hands up like choppers.
She then held her right hand sideways above her, while holding her left fist by her hip. She then punched her left fist forward while lowering her right hand, then turned around slightly while kicking her left foot up, when the lair began to shake, making her wobble slightly.
"Huh?" she muttered, turning slightly.
"What the shell?!" Cath exclaimed, getting up while putting her book down.
Leo put one of his swords away, while Elisa turned to the others on the lower floor, looking confused, while Donnie turned around.
"I think we're having an Earthquke!" Donnie gasped.
"An Earthquake?!" Mikey exclaimed, turning around. "Earthquakes always mean something really bad happens in this city!"
"What the shell is going on?!" Elisa exclaimed, jumping down to the lower level.
The river water began to rise up as Donnie turned to it, then a wormhole opened up as it went back to where it was.
"Master Splinter, what's going on?" Leo panicked.
Donnie ran towards the couch. "We've seen that kind of energy before." he recalled, pointing at it.
A large figure came out of the wormhole, which then spread its wings out, showing it was Ultimate Drako.
"Drako?" Splinter gasped.
"And the Daimyo's son." Leo said. "This is what we told you about, Master Splinter. They merged somehow, combined together!"
Raph came out of a room, blocking the light from the wormhole with his forearm.
"All into one ugly package." he said.
"We told you we would return!" Ultimate Drako snarled. "We told you we would have our revenge!"
The wormhole vanished behind him.
Raph began charging at him with his Sais out, spinning them around.
"Revenge this, whack bag!" he roared.
"Raph, wait?!" Elisa warned.
Raph jumped up and dived towards Ultimate Drako, who shot a blast from the Time Scepter at him, which hit Raph as he jumped up to kick him, freezing him stiff.
"AGH!" he yelped.
Ultimate Drako then grabbed him with his tail, then threw Raph across the lair with it.
"AGHH!" Raph yelled.
He hit the pillar with the 'Sewer sweet sewer' sign on, before he hit the floor on his shell.
"As if you could simply fight us?!" Ultimate Drako snarled.
Raph sat up, rubbing his head, as the sign landed beside him.
"We control time and space!" Ultimate Darko snarled, as Raph got up. "With Lord Simultaneous' Time Scepter, we are unbeatable!"
"Someone quick, grab the-" Donnie began.
The Turtles and Splinter all jumped towards Ultimate Drako, who waved the scepter around, stopping them all in mid-air.
"Now we will have our vengeance!" he snarled.
"Leonardo, destroy him first!" Ue-Sama sneered, glaring at Leo.
"No! We agreed, the rat first!" Drako argued. "Then the Daimyo, your Father."
"Then Leonardo!" Ue-Sama said.
"They will all pay, all of them!" Drako declared.
Ultimate Drako held up the scepter, as the end lit up.
"Yes! All of them will learn the meaning of suffering, beyond time and space!" he declared.
He waved the scepter around, then sent a beam forward, which hit Splinter and the Turtles.
"AH!" Elisa gasped.
Elisa wound up near a river near some trees, lying on the ground as she woke up. She lifted her head up and looked around, but found nothing familiar.
"Where the shell am I?" she exclaimed, rubbing the back of her head. "How the shell did I get here?!"
She looked around as she walked off slightly, before she saw something beyond the treeline. She walked towards the edge of the trees, then saw a wagon train made up of three wagons, moving along a sandy desert. On the wagons, she saw a bunch of mutant foxes, coyotes, and lizards, all looking upset.
"I can't believe we can't find anyone to help reclaim our village." a female fox called Vixie complained.
"I don't what you mean." a coyote named Bert said. "It's terrible. At this rate, we'll never get our village back."
Elisa stared at the wagons carefully, as they began to approach her.
"Must be low on water." she thought, turning around, seeing a spring well behind her. "Oh, I better hide."
She jumped up into a tree nearby as the wagons got near her. Once they got close however, a loud noise made everyone turn.
"Oh, no!" Bert gasped.
A male fox called Del peeked out of a wagon, and saw about a dozen mutant rats riding horses towards them the wagons.
"Oh, no! It's the Ratsmen!" he exclaimed.
"What?!" a coyote named Ross gasped, peeking out of the van.
Elisa peeked out of a bush from the tree, seeing the rats getting closer and closer. To her shock, one of them looked a bit like Master Splinter.
"Master Splinter?" she questioned.
She looked at the rats carefully, but when they got close, she saw the one she thought was Master Splinter was more brown that grey.
"Oh, shell. So much for thinking I found a way home!" she hissed.
She watched as the the Ratsmen gang all surrounded the wagons just before they got to the trees, making the the mutants riding them all stop.
"Oh, man!" Bert gulped.
"Whoa!" Del yelped.
"We know you're in there, Ash!" the brown rat, who was called Ratter, barked. "Come out, now!"
A older coyote came out of one of the wagons, then moved towards the front of it with his hands up.
"What do you want?" he asked.
"You!" Ratter barked. "My Boss wants you back in the village so you can watch your people die!"
Elisa gasped quietly, covering her hands with her mouth.
"Leave him alone!" Bert snarled.
He jumped down from the first wagon, then got in front of Ash with his arms out.
"Bert, don't?" Ash said.
"Pop, I'm not letting them take you!" Bert snarled.
"None of us are, Chief." Del said, getting up.
He tossed Bert a staff, then he and Vixie jumped down from the first wagon, then stood around Ash and Bert. Ross and the rest of the mutant animals then did the same, showing Elisa there was 21 of them.
"21 to 12?" she thought. "And most of these guys aren't armed."
She watched carefully as Ratter approached Ash, Bert and Del.
"Stay back?!" Bert warned, holding his staff up.
Ratter grabbed and pulled the staff out of his hand, then knocked him aside.
"Oh!" he moaned.
Del then tried to whack Ratter with his staff, but he grabbed it before it could hit him, then he stabbed Del in the belly with it.
"OH!" he moaned, falling to his knees.
Ross then tried to punch Ratter, but he dodged it, then kicked him in the chest, making him skid backwards onto his chest.
"AH!" he yelped.
Ratter approached Ash as Vixie and the other mutants panicked.
"Ratter, please?" Ash begged. "Leave them alone?!"
Ratter picked him up by his coat, then lifted him up.
"You're lucky the Boss wants you alive." Ratter snarled. "So you're coming with us!"
He turned around and dragged him along with him towards the horses.
"What do we do with the rest?" a Rat asked.
"Dispose of them all!" Ratter ordered.
The other Rats all turned to the mutants, who panicked while the Ratsmen brought out knifes.
"There is no honour in this!" Elisa snarled.
She jumped down from the tree while bringing her Kamas out, then flipped forward through the air, before she split kicked two of the Ratsmen, knocking them away.
"OH! they moaned.
Elisa back flipped and landed in front of the mutants, glaring at the Ratsmen.
"What?!" Ratter gasped, turning around with Ash. "Who are you?!"
"You're worst nightmare, you monster!" Elisa scowled.
"Get her!" Ratter ordered.
He and the other Ratsmen all charged at Elisa, who charged back at them, as the mutants all stared at Elisa.
"Who's that?" Del questioned.
"I don't know, but I'm glad she's not with them." Bert said.
Elisa dodged as one of the Ratsmen tried to stab her with his knife, then she spun around and kicked him in the chest, knocking him down. She then jumped and corkscrew kicked another as it came at her, sending him flying away, landing on another two.
"OH!" they moaned, falling to the ground.
Elisa landed down, as the other six surrounded her, as she held her Kamas up.
"You're very skilled." Ratter remarked. "I'll give you that."
One of his men brought out a sword and charged at Elisa, then he tried to slash her with it, but she blocked it with her Kamas.
"What?!" he exclaimed.
Elisa then kicked him in the chest, knocking him into the river onto his back.
"OH!" he moaned.
Ratter and the other four glared at Elisa, then two charged at her from either side of her. She grinned slightly, then jumped up and split kicked them both, knocking them down.
"AH!" they moaned.
Elisa landed crouched down, then rolled forward as another as another tried to whack her with a staff, before she spun around and tackled him, tripping him up. She then turned to Ratter and the last one, who then charged at her, before she jumped and butterfly kicked him in the chest, knocking him down onto his back.
"OH!" he moaned.
Ratter gasped as she turned to him, while the Mutants all stared at her.
"I like her style." Vixie commented.
"Same here." Ross agreed.
"She's amazing." Del blushed.
"Not now!" Bert snapped, elbowing him in the chest.
Elisa and Ratter then charged at each other, then Elisa ducked as Ratter tried to whack her with his staff, before she punched him in the belly.
"OH!" he moaned.
Elisa then got up, just as he whacked her in the shoulder with his staff, knocking her back, then he kicked her in the chest.
"OH!" she moaned, falling to her knees as she skidded along the ground.
"AH!" the Mutants gasped.
Ratter approached Elisa as she looked up and glared at him, before he brought out a knife.
"You think you're so tough, girly?" he snarled. "Ha! You shouldn't have messed with us!"
He raised his knife up, as everyone gasped.
"NOOO!" Vixie cried, running forward.
She ran forward and pushed Ratter away slightly, making him turn to her.
"Stay out of this!" Ratter warned.
He kicked her in the chest, knocking her down.
"OH!" Vixie moaned, hitting the ground.
Ratter turned to Elisa, but saw she'd gone.
"Huh? Where'd she go?!" he exclaimed, looking around.
The Mutants all looked around, as they hadn't seen her leave.
"She was right there?" Del swore quietly.
"She couldn't have left." Bert whispered.
Ratter kept looking around, before Elisa jumped down from a tree and pounced on him, knocking him onto the ground.
"AH!" he moaned.
He rolled onto his back as Elisa crouched down over him, glaring angrily.
"Looking for me, you monster?!" she snarled.
"You'll regret this, Turtle!" Ratter snarled. "You'll-"
Elisa punched him in the face, knocking him out.
"We'll see who pays." she snarled, getting up.
She turned to the other mutants, then to Vixie.
"Thanks...whoever you are." Vixie said.
"It's nothing. You and the others alright?" Elisa asked, holding her hand out.
"Yeah, we're fine." Vixie assured, taking it..
Elisa helped her up, then she and Elisa stared at all the Ratsman, who all lay unconscious on the ground.
"OH!" they moaned.
Elisa and Vixie both turned around to Ash and Bert, as Del and the others all jumped into the wagon.
"Thanks for the help, but now we've gotta get outta here." Ash explained.
"You'd better come with us." Vixie said.
Elisa nodded, then all four of them hopped into the first wagon. Vixie and two other fox mutants then began to ride them away from the small forest, and out into the desert.
That night, Elisa stood near Ross, Bert, Del and Vixie, as the other mutants all sat around a fire, with the wagons around them. Elisa had told them all how she wound up in this place.
"..and the next thing I knew, I wound up in that small forest." Elisa recalled.
Ash then approached them all.
"Interesting story." he said.
"And the way you fought off those Ratsmen was impressive." Bert remarked.
"Guys, I think we've found the person to help us." Del said, rubbing his hands.
"Help you?" Elisa inquired.
"We've been searching for people to help us to help us reclaim our village." Del explained.
"We could really use your help." Vixie assured. "And you can also train us in that fighting you did."
"Yeah. I mean, you saw us back there - we're terrible fighters." Del said.
"Look, I'm sorry, but I can't help you." Elisa said. "I need to get home. My family's in trouble."
"Yeah, so you told us." Bert scoffed. "But we really need your help. The way our village is, we need all the help we can get to reclaim it."
"And if you help train us, we'd have a much better chance." Del added.
"Can you please train us?" Ross begged.
"But I'm no trainer." Elisa argued. "I'm still in-training myself! My brothers all tried training someone once and it went badly for them. I'm sorry, but I can't."
She turned around and walked off.
"So you're just gonna leave us?!" Bert snarled. "Some help you've been. Thanks for nothing."
Everyone turned to Elisa as she kept on walking.
"Elisa, wait?" Vixie asked.
Elisa stopped and turned to her.
"Maybe we can help you...in a way." Vixie said. "There's someone in our village who knows a lot about magic and traveling through realities."
"Well, where is he?" Elisa asked, approaching her.
"I'm afraid he's in the village with the rest of our people." Vixie explained. "But if you train us, and help us reclaim our village, I'm sure he'd be more than willing to try and send you back in return."
Elisa turned to Bert, Ross and Del, who all nodded to confirm Vixie's story.
"Alright, deal." she said. "But you better take me to him when this is over? I don't know how long my family's gonna last."
"It's a promise, Elisa." Vixie assured, holding her hand out.
Elisa shook it.
"Is that true?" Del asked.
"Yes, it is." Vixie assured. "Right, Chief."
"Yes. My old friend Mace." Ash said. "If anyone around here has a chance of getting you home Elisa, it's him."
"Okay." Elisa sighed.
Meanwhile, in the village, which was far away the remaining villagers were all slaving away, as the Ratsmen there were all glaring at them. Sitting in a throne, staring at them all, was the Leader of the gang, Ratwell, who had an eyepatch over his left eye. He rested a sword on his knees, as he stared at his men and the Mutant slaves, when one of his men approached him.
"My Lord, Ratter and his men have returned." the rat reported.
"Good." Ratwell grinned. "Have they returned with the escapees?"
"I'm afraid not, my Lord." the rat replied.
"What?!" Ratwell exclaimed, getting up. "Where is he?!"
"He's on his way, sir." the rat explained.
Ratwell growled, before he spotted Ratter approaching him, seeing bruises all over him.
"Ratter, what happened?!" Ratwell demanded.
"Me and my men had Ash and the escapees." Ratter began. "Before we could leave with Ash and dispose of the rest, some turtle girl came down from a tree and attacked us."
Some of the gang in the village laughed.
"You were beaten by a girl?" Ratwell laughed. "That's very funny, old friend."
"It's the truth!" Ratter snapped. "She was extremely skilled. Knocked me and all my men out all by herself."
The laughing gang members all stopped.
"Are you serious?" Ratwell asked.
"Yeah!" Ratter grumbled. "By the time we recovered, they'd all escaped. The turtle most likely went with the escapees."
"Who was it?" Ratwell demanded.
"I don't know. I've never seen her before." Ratter explained. "I have a feeling we haven't seen the last of her though."
Ratwell glared at him, before he turned around and walked off in a huff.
Back at the wagon camp site, Elisa was standing far away from it, looking at the horizon.
"I hope the guys are okay." she thought.
She began phasing away, shocking her as she looked at her hands.
"Huh? What the shell?" she gasped.
She stopped phasing away, making her shake her head confused, when Del came up behind her.
"You okay?" he asked.
Elisa turned to him and folded her arms.
"Yeah, I'm just...worried about my family." she admitted.
"I'm sure they're fine." Del said, touching her shoulder.
Elisa glared at him, knocking his hand away from her.
"You don't know the name of that creep that zapped me here." Elisa frowned. "He's really got it out for us, especially my Dad and brother Leo. I wouldn't be surprised if he's kicking their shells right now."
"Oh..." Del said. "Well, Ash wants to see you. He wants you to start training us."
Elisa sighed and walked away past him, then towards Ash, who stood with Bert and Vixie.
"So, how do you want everyone sorted?" Ash asked.
"Well...I need to know what weapons you have first." Elisa explained. "Only then can I start."
"Okay." Ash said, turning to Bert and Vixie. "You two gather up all the weapons we have."
"Right." Bert understood. "Come on."
He and Vixie turned and ran off.
"You really do sound nervous?" Ash noted.
"It's like I said, I'm no trainer." Elisa sighed. "I think I'll be lucky if I can do this without making them worse."
She turned around as Ash stared at her, hoping she could handle this.
At the village, Ratwell, Ratter and a few other Ratsmen all walked towards a hut building, then entered it. Inside it, was Mace - who was a yellow lizard - looked up at them, as they came towards him.
"What do you want?" Mace asked. "Come to torture me some more?!"
Ratter moved towards him, then grabbed his right arm and twisted it behind him.
"AH!" Mace yelped.
Ratter kept hold of him, as the others all stared at him.
"Tell us where Ash and the others are?!" Ratwell demanded. "If you do, I'll let you go."
"Go is in 'Go free', or go as in 'Go away from the village'?" Mace joked.
One of the rats punched him in the belly.
"OH!" he moaned.
Mace lowered his head slightly as Ratwell folded his arms.
"Tell me where your friends are?" Ratwell demanded.
Mace looked up at him. "Even if I did, I'd never tell you!" he snapped.
The rat punched him in the belly again, then another kicked him in the leg.
"AH!" he moaned.
Ratwell smiled, hoping to make Mace crack soon, even though Mace didn't really know where Ash and the others were.
Back at the camp, the Mutants - expect Ash - were all standing together, as Elisa and Ash stared at them all, all holding a small sword or long staff.
"Right...So, um... I'd like those with swords to stand on the left, those with staffs on the right?" Elisa asked.
They 20 Mutants divided up, so half ended up on each side, with Bert, Ross, Del and Vixie all being on the right.
"Well, that should help." Elisa thought nervously. "Um, right, so, those with swords, I'd like you to wait for a few minutes. I can only teach both groups one at a time."
"Okay." some of those with swords said.
The others all nodded.
Those with the staffs all stared up at Elisa, who turned to them all.
"Um, right..." she said. "Vixie, is there another staff around?"
"Yeah, in the wagon." Vixie explained. "There's another sword too."
"Right." Elisa said.
She turned and climbed into the wagon, then came back out with both weapons. She then dropped the sword, then held the staff up and stared at the Mutants with them.
"Right, um...I'd like you to start by trying this." she said.
She held it out, then did a stab move forward. She then pulled back, then spun around slightly and did a whack move.
"Oh, how does Donnie do this?" she wondered.
She held the staff up with both hands in a block move, then did another stab move, and then held it downwards.
"Okay, try it while I move to the others?" Elisa asked.
"Understood." the Mutants said.
They all began trying to copy Elisa's moves, as Elisa sighed, then turned and moved towards those with the swords and sighed.
"Right, um..." she began.
Back in the village, Ratwell, Ratter and their men came out of Mace's hut, and then stared at the others and the villagers.
"Do you think he'll crack at all, Boss?" Ratter asked.
"I'm sure." Ratwell assured. "Let's wait until tomorrow though. Maybe some sleep with refresh his memory."
Ratter and the others laughed as all the Ratsmen walked off.
In the hut, two Ratsmen stared at Mace, who lay on the floor on his chest, badly beaten.
"Get some sleep, reptile!" one snarled.
"We'll be back tomorrow to interrogate you some more." the other laughed.
They both laughed as they left the hut, and walked towards the village.
Mace sighed and lifted himself up, resting on a table to do so, then touched his forehead.
"Must...contact...Ash..." he thought. "Need...help..."
A bunch of blue tiny waves shot from his forehead, and away from the villager, unnoticed by anyone.
Later, at the wagon campsite, Elisa watched as the Mutants with swords did slash moves, then moved towards the ones with the staffs, who turned to her.
"Okay, I'd like you to get into pairs now." Elisa explained.
The Mutants all divided up into pairs, with Ross and Bert facing each other, while Vixie was paired with another fox, and Del was paired with a coyote.
"Right, now..." Elisa began, thinking hard about what to say. "..try to hit each other and block each other's attacks. Be careful though, we don't want any injures now."
"Understood." the Mutants said.
Each pair turned to each other, then started to spar together.
Ross and Bert whacked each other slightly with their staffs.
"Ow!" Ross yelped, shaking his head. "Watch it, will ya?"
"Sorry." Bert gulped.
Del chuckled slightly, before the coyote he was paired with whacked him in the arm.
"Oh!" he moaned. "Hey!"
Elisa sighed and facepalmed herself.
"This is never gonna work." she mumbled quietly.
Two lizards slashed their swords at each other, hitting the other's weapon, then pulled back.
Del and his partner lock their staffs together, gritting their teeth slightly, before pulling back.
Vixie and her partner both stabbed each other in the chest slightly, knocking each other back.
Ash approached Elisa as she lowered her hand.
"You okay?" Ash asked.
Elisa sighed. "No. It'll be a miracle for them to get this." she sighed.
"You don't think they're ready?" Ash asked.
"To be honest...yes." Elisa sighed. "It takes years to get trained probably...but your friends may not have that time to get it."
Ash sighed, before the tiny blue waves hit his forehead, making him touch it.
"Ah!" he gasped.
"What's up?" Elisa asked.
"It's Mace." Ash explained. "He and I have a psychic link, due to our years of friendship."
"Well, what is it?" Elisa asked. "What's he saying?"
Everyone training stopped and turned to them both.
"Mace, what is it?" Ash asked.
"Ash, old friend, we've got trouble." Mace explained. "Ratwell is angry about his men losing you. As such, some of his men have interrogated me. I haven't talked, but I don't think I'll survive another torture, since it was brutal."
"I understand, old friend." Ash thought. "We've found someone to help us. We'll do what we can tomorrow."
"Thank you, my friend." Mace said.
The waves vanished, then Ash lowered his hand.
"Ash, what is it?" Elisa asked.
"Mace was interrogated." Ash explained. "Ratwell's gonna do it again, brutally."
"Then we have no choice, we have to return to the village and attack now." Bert decided.
"Yeah!" the others said.
Elisa turned to them all. "NO!" she said.
Everyone tuned to her.
"Look, I'm sorry, but you guys aren't ready for this." she explained.
Vixie walked towards him and touched her shoulder.
"Elisa, we get it, but we might not have a choice." she said. "We'll just have to go in and try our best."
Elisa looked at her, then at the others, seeing they were all determined.
"Okay, but when you attack, I'm with you." she decided. "I'm much better trained than you lot for this."
"Thanks, Elisa." Vixie said.
"Yeah." Ross nodded.
The others nodded too.
"Thank you, Elisabetta." Ash said. "Right, pack up. We have to leave at once."
They all turned and began to pack up the wagons.
The next morning, the wagons were just outside the village, with Elisa, Ash and Bert all staring down at it. They all saw members of the Ratsmen, as well as villagers slaving away.
"You could've told me how many Ratsmen there were?" Elisa hissed, spotting over 50 of them.
"You never asked." Bert said fairly.
"If there's more in there than I can see, we're gonna get pounded." Elisa gulped. "Even Raph wouldn't take this many on by myself...especially after what happened to Leo."
"Do you have an idea?" Ash asked.
"Hmm? If we're..." Elisa began. "Oh, where's Leo when you need him? He's the plan guy."
"Elisa, I'm sure you can think of something." Bert said.
Elisa turned to the village, then back to him.
"Show me a layout of your village?" she asked. "That might help."
"Layout?" Bert questioned, confused.
"Or a map, but something that shows the entire village?" Elisa asked.
Bert nodded.
He, Elisa and Ash all gathered around with the others near the wagons, as Elisa stared at a map of the village.
"Well, this helps." she said.
She looked at the map carefully, seeing the wall spread all over the village, while the huts were slightly spread.
"Which hut's Mace's?" she asked Ash.
"That one." Ash answered, pointing at one in the far left corner of the map.
"Right." Elisa said.
She looked at the map again, looking at it carefully.
"How does Leo do this?" she thought. "No wonder he's leader."
She kept looking at the map, then sighed.
"I think our best chance is to attack from different directions at once." she decided. "We can divide up those Ratsmen this way, which will confuse them, and hopefully cut the odds against us."
"That's a...good idea, actually." Bert commented.
"Yeah." Vixie agreed.
"Right, we split into three teams then." Elisa said.
The others nodded.
Soon, Team 1, which had Elisa, Ross, and six others, hid behind bushes on either side of the main entrance to the village.
"We attack first, right?" Ross asked.
"Yeah." Elisa said. "Just wait a few more minutes for the others to get into position."
Team 2, which had Bert, Del and five others, hid behind bushes near a wall.
"When Team 1 attacks, we follow in 30 seconds." Bert explained.
"Right." Del said.
"Understood." some others said.
Team 3 meanwhile, which had Ash, Vixie, and the remaining five, all hid behind a wall near Mace's hut.
"Right, our first task, is to secure the area near Mace's hut, then move on to help the others." Ash explained.
"Right." Vixie and the others said, nodding.
Team 1 stared at the main entrance to the village, then Elisa and Ross nodded at each other.
"NOW!" Elisa yelled.
Team 1 got out of the bushes and charged at the village, as two Ratsmen stared at them.
"What the?" one gasped.
Elisa jumped and kicked him in the chest, knocking him down, as Ross and a Lizard both whacked the other repeatedly with their staffs, knocking him out.
"Come on!" Elisa yelled.
They all charged into the village, as a few villagers came out of their huts. Two badgers then fought a Ratsman each, one whacking his in the belly with his staff, while the other locked his sword together with his.
Nearby, Team 2 peeked over their bushes and the wall near them, seeing Ratsmen running away.
"Looks like it's working." Del said.
"You're right. Come on, guys!" Bert yelled.
They and the others all got up and ran towards the wall, then climbed over it.
"Charge!" Bert yelled.
They all charged forward, just as a few Ratsmen turned around, including Ratter.
"Behind us!" Ratter exclaimed.
He and several others turned and charged at Team 2, while a couple of them ignored him and charged towards Team 1.
Team 3 stayed behind the wall near Mace's hut, then Vixie peeked over it, seeing the Ratsmen near Mace's hut running off.
"We're clear." she said, turning to the others.
"Let's go." Ash said.
They all climbed over the wall, then approached Mace's hut, seeing no Ratsmen around it.
"I'll get Mace. You help the others!" Ash ordered.
"Understood." Vixie said.
She and the others turned and ran off to help the others, as Ash approached the hut.
Inside his hut, Mace was chained up, but staring out through the door, seeing the battle slightly, just before Ash came in.
"Mace, my old friend." Ash said.
"Ash, you're back?!" Mace gasped.
Ash moved towards him, then sliced open the chains holding him.
"I'm glad your safe, old friend." Mace said, lowering his arms.
"And I you." Ash said.
"So you really did find someone to help you?" Mace inquired.
"Yes. But once this is over, you need to try and send her back to where she came from." Ash explained. "You see, she's not from around here."
Mace looked at him confused, as they approached the doorway.
Outside, Ratter tried to slash Bert with his sword, but missed as Bert ducked, then Bert whacked him in the side with his staff.
"Oh!" he yelped, moving back.
"Whoopsie." Bert joked.
He laughed, before Ratter punched him in the face, knocking him down onto his back.
"OW! My nose!" he complained.
Del and Ross both got cornered near a hut by seven Ratsmen, both holding their staffs up. Del dodged as one tried to slash him, then he kneed it in the chest, knocking it back, as Ross ducked as another tried to slice him, then he spun around and whacked him in the leg with his staff, tripping it up.
"OH!" the Ratsman moaned.
Del ducked as the third tried to kick him, before the fourth rammed him, pinning him against the hut wall. The Ratsman then punched him in the belly, then punched him in the jaw.
"AH!" Del moaned.
Ross turned around and gasped.
"Del!" he cried.
Two more Ratsmen then tackled him from behind, pinning him onto the ground.
"AHH!" he moaned.
Vixie whacked one in the chest with her staff, knocking it down, but then another kicked her in the back, knocking her onto her chest.
"OH!" she moaned.
Ash and Mace gasped as they stepped out of the hut, when Ratwell got in front of them.
"I don't think so!" he snarled.
He grabbed Mace by the chest and lifted him up, then threw him away.
"AGHH!" he yelled.
Elisa kicked a Ratsmen in the chest, knocking him down, then turned as Mace went flying past her.
"Huh?" she gasped.
She put her Kamas away as Mace hit the ground on his back, then she bent down near him.
"Are you alright?" she asked.
Mace looked up at her, his vision blurry.
"Yeah...I think so." he said, sitting up.
His vision cleared as Elisa turned to Ratwell and Ash.
"A turtle?" Mace questioned.
"Long story, okay." Elisa said.
Ratwell punched Ash in the chest, then got behind him and kicked him in the back.
"OH!" he moaned, hitting the ground on his chest.
Ratwell laughed as he approached Ash, bringing out his sword as he did.
"It's over, Ash." he smirked. "Say goodbye. Very cleaver though, I'll admit, dividing up your Rebels like that to attack from muitple angles."
Elisa gasped and looked around, seeing the others all moaning in pain, as Ratwell raised his sword up to strike Ash.
"NOOOOO!" she yelled, bringing out her Kamas
She dashed forward and blocked his sword with them, shocking him.
"What?" he gasped.
Elisa kicked him in the chest, knocking him back, as Ash got up, staring at her.
"Enough!" Elisa yelled.
Everyone turned to them, those on the ground looking up.
"You let these people go, Ratwell!" she roared.
"Don't make me laugh!" Ratwell scoffed. "You really think I'd do that!"
He and his gang laughed, making Elisa grit her teeth as she clutched her fists.
"Fine, I challenge you then!" she roared. "One fight, you and me! If I win, you and your gang leave this village and its people forever!"
Ratwell stared at her slightly, as his gang turned to her.
"And if I win, I'll have you dragged here to be my slave, watch me butcher anyone else who gets in my way." he smirked. "You have a deal, reptile."
They both held their weapons out, as everyone else backed away, forming a circle between them both. They both then charged at each other as everyone watched, then Elisa blocked Ratwell's sword with her Kamas, gritting her teeth as she did.
They pulled back, then Elisa ducked as Ratwell tried to slash her, then she punched him in the belly slightly, knocking him back. He then tried to slash her, but missed as she ducked, before she punched him in the chest, knocking him back.
"Oh!" he groaned.
Elisa then tried to slash him with her right Kama, but missed as he jumped up, and then kicked her in the jaw, sending her flying away.
"AH!" she moaned.
She flipped backwards through the air, before hitting the ground on her shell.
"Oh!" she moaned.
"Ah!" the villagers gasped.
"Oh, no!" Vixie gulped.
Ratwell walked towards Elisa as his gang laughed, then Elisa looked up at him.
"You're the might warrior who defeated Ratter and his men?!" Ratwell laughed. "Seems your pretty..."
Elisa kicked him in the groin, making him fall to his knees, then she back flipped and landed on her feet.
"Oh, yeah? For your information, I was trained by a rat, and I'm only 16!" Elisa scowled.
Everyone gasped, with some people turning to each other, including Bert, Ross, Vixie and Del.
"No wonder she said she was still in-training." Bert whispered.
"Yeah." Del said. "She's younger than I thought."
"She must've been training since she was a kid." Ross deduced.
"Which would explain how good she is." Vixie deduced.
Ratter turned to some of his men.
"She not only kicks out butts, but is also a teenager?" Ratter questioned. "I really underestimated her."
"Uh-huh." his men mumbled, nodding.
Ratwell looked up at Elisa, then picked up his sword to slash her, but missed as she jumped over him. He turned around as she landed on her feet, then she turned to him, then they both glared at each other.
"Sneaky move, Turtle!" Ratwell snarled. "But it'll take more than that to stop me!"
Elisa glared at him, then he charged at her, then she blocked his sword with her Kamas by crossing them over. They then pulled back, then Elisa tried to slash him with her right Kama, but missed as he dodged, then she turned and blocked his sword with her left Kama. She then rolled forward as he tried to slash her again, then she got up and turned to him.
"Come on, Elisa." Vixie said quietly. "Give it to him."
"Come on!" Del muttered.
Ross and Bert gritted nervously.
Elisa and Ratwell charged at each other, then Elisa tried to slash him with her left Kama, but missed as he dodged. She then blocked his sword with her right Kama, locking them together, as they lifted them up, before they pulled apart.
Ratwell then smirked as he spun around and managed to knock Elisa's Kamas out of her hands, which hit the ground near a puddle.
"Huh?" she gasped.
Ratwell spun around and kicked her in the chest.
"Uh!" she moaned, back flipping away.
She landed on her chest as the villagers gasped.
"Ah!" they yelped.
The Ratsmen all laughed as Ratwell walked forward, as Elisa looked up.
"You're pathetic!" Ratwell roared. "Why don't you just give up now, and become my slave forever."
"Never!" Elisa roared. "I am gonna beat you, if it's the last thing I do!"
"Brave words from a stupid teenager." Ratwell admitted.
His gang laughed as Elisa looked around, and saw a pipe lying near her.
"Aha." she smirked, picking it up.
She got to her feet and began spinning around, then the gang all laughed at her.
"A pipe? You really expect to beat me with a pipe?!" Ratwell laughed.
"My Master told me anything can be a deadly weapon when probably used!" Elisa yelled, spinning the pipe around.
She held it out behind her, while holding her left hand out, then she dared Ratwell forward with her hand.
"AH!" Ratwell growled.
He charged forward, then tried to slash Elisa with his sword, but missed as she bent back, then put her hands on the ground.
"What?!" Ratwell gasped.
Elisa then bent herself up and whacked him in the chest with the pipe.
"OH!" he moaned.
He stumbled back slightly as his gang gasped, then he tried to slash Elisa again, but missed as she back flipped forward.
"Huh?" he gasped.
Elisa then pounced forward with the pipe in both hands, then hit him in the chest, knocking him down, then she flipped forward and landed on her feet.
"OH!" Ratwell moaned, as Elisa got up and turned around.
"Yee-haw! Thank you, Cath." she smirked.
Ratwell got up and turned to her, digging his sword into the ground to help him up.
"Impressive." he admitted. "I didn't see that coming. But it still won't stop me from winning."
He spun his sword around in front of him, then sent a diagonal slash from his right to left, then charged at Elisa. She then ducked as he tried to slash her, before she back flipped and kicked him in the chest and jaw, knocking him back.
"OH!" he moaned.
"Oof." Del smirked. "That's gotta hurt."
Ratwell glared at Elisa and gritted his teeth, as she spun the pipe around, glaring angrily, hearing her Father's voice in her mind.
"Do not charge into a battle blindly, Elisabetta."
Elisa and Ratwell charged at each other, then she rolled forward as he tried to slash her, getting behind her.
"What?" he exclaimed.
He turned around as Elisa turned around while crouched down. She then raised her pipe up as he sent a slash at her, slicing it in half.
"Huh?" she gasped, holding both halves.
She back flipped away as Ratwell tried to kick her, then she landed crouched down and stared at him, as she heard her father's voice.
"Remember, a weapon is only as good as the arm that wields it."
Ratwell raised his sword up to strike Elisa.
"Huh?" the villagers gasped.
"NOOO!" Vixie, Del and Ross cried.
"Not good." Bert gulped.
Ash and Mace looked worried from the latter's hut, as the Ratsman laughed.
Ratwell then moved to strike Elisa with his sword, but she then caught it with both hands, shocking everyone.
"Huh?" they gasped.
"But...But that's impossible!" Ratwell gasped.
"Not for me it isn't!" Elisa roared, getting up while raising his sword.
Ratwell pulled his sword back, then tried to slash her, but missed as she ducked, before she kicked him in the hand, sending his sword flying through the air.
"Huh?" Ratwell gasped.
Elisa then spun around and kicked him right in the chest, sending him flying away, before he hit the ground on his back out cold, as his sword landed near him.
"OH!" he moaned.
His gang all gasped in horror, as the villagers all began to cheer.
"Wahoo! Yeah!" they cheered.
"She did it!" Vixie cheered.
"We're free!" Bert whooped.
Ash smiled at Elisa, who lowered her arms while panting.
"I don't believe it!" Ratter exclaimed.
"No one's beaten Ratwell in battle!" a Ratsman gasped.
A few fell to their knees in shock.
Ratwell woke up and lifted his head up, but saw Elisa holding his sword right near him.
"You've lost, Ratwell." she said. "Now, you and your gang leave this village and never come back here!"
Ratwell glared at her. "Fine!" he spat. "You win."
Elisa turned around and walked away from him, just as he pulled out a knife from his boot.
"Elisa!" Vixie yelled.
Elisa turned around as Ratwell charged at her, then she ducked and stabbed him slightly in the shoulder.
"AHH!" he yelled.
Elisa pulled the sword out of him, as he fell down to his knees and clutched it.
"You said I won, and then you do this!" Elisa snapped. "You have no honor, Ratwell."
Ratwell glared at her as she moved back, just as Bert approached them both. Ratwell then moved to pick up his knife, when Bert stood on his hand, stopping him.
"AH!" he yelped.
"Don't!" Bert snarled.
Ratwell stared at them, as the rest of the villagers came towards them all.
"I guess we've lost after all." Ratter gulped, as the Ratsmen backed away.
Ratwell got up and turned around, then walked off towards his men.
"We've lost boys." he admitted. "We have to leave. As long as this girl is here, we don't stand a chance."
His gang all looked at Elisa, who glared at them all.
"Understood, Boss." Ratter said. "Let's go men."
The Ratsmen all turned around and ran off out of the village as the villagers cheered. They then got onto their horses, then raced them away away from the village, and into the hills nearby.
Bert and Vixie both ran towards Elisa, as she fell to her knees from exhaustion.
"You okay?" Vixie asked.
"Yeah, just worn out." Elisa sighed.
"I'm surprised you let them go." Bert said. "I mean, Ratwell was at your mercy, and..."
"There's no honor in attacking someone who's defenceless or injured!" Elisa snapped, turning to them. "I mean, you saw what he did. There's no honor in that."
Bert backed away slightly as she glared at him.
Soon, Elisa, Del, Bert and Ash were all with Mace in his hut, as Vixie and Ross were out helping the other villagers.
"Thank you for helping us, Elisa." Ash said. "Because of you, we are now free from that gang."
"I'm glad I could help." Elisa said. "Just remember your promise."
"Yes, I know." Ash said. "Mace, do you know of a way to send her home?"
"Hmm?" Mace said, putting his hand on his chin.
Elisa, Del and Bert all stared at him.
"I'm afraid not." Mace sighed. "Ash told me what happened and how you got here, but it's not something I've heard of before."
Elisa sighed sadly, as Del put his hand on her shoulder.
"Guess that means you're stuck here?" Del assumed.
Elisa turned and pushed his hand off her, unamused.
"But...I'm sure there's a way back for you." he said. "Just not here."
Elisa huffed and turned around, then she walked out of the hut.
"I think you've made her mad, buddy." Bert said.
He and Ash both walked out of the hut, then towards Elisa, as Vixie came towards them.
"Bad news?" she asked.
"Yup." Bert said.
They all walked towards Elisa, as she walked away from the village. She then stopped and sighed, as the three of them approached her.
"I'm sorry Mace wasn't able to send you home, Elisa." Ash said, touching her shoulder.
"It's okay, Ash." Elisa sighed. "I'll find a way back. I've got to. My family needs me."
She then began to phase away again, shocking them all, making Ash let go of her.
"It's happening again!" she gasped, turning around. "And it's stronger!"
"Elisa, I just want you to know, it was an honor to fight alongside you." Bert said, as his friends nodded.
"The honor was mine, Bert." Elisa assured.
She then vanished.
"We'll always fight with honor, Elisa." Vixie promised. "And thank you for your help."
She, Ash and Bert all ran off towards the village happily, as the villagers cheered, expect Del who looked a bit upset.
"She wasn't your type anyway, buddy." Ross joked.
"Oh, hardy hardy haw." Del scoffed, annoyed, folding his arms.
The rest of the villagers kept cheering as Vixie, Bert and Ash all approached them, all happy for the freedom Elisa had helped given them.