The beginning of the attack on the Daimyo in the Healer's Pavilion from Donatello's POV.

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Donatello saw the little orbs fly through the windows and land on the floor. He watched them roll up in front of the guards, who drew their swords. Before they could do anything, one of the ball's exploded in a flash of light. Donnie heard the gas spilling out of that ball and probably the others. There was a cloud of smoke. He saw and heard the guards coughing. The turtle wondered first about what the compound being used was, whether or not it was lethal (once the guards collapsed) and then how high up it would rise. He took a deep breath just in case wondering if he could still do anything for the guards and if the risk was worth losing the element of surprise.

He noted the smoke rose about to the height of the guards, 5 to 6 feet, before dissipating. It also seemed to cling to the ground enough to go under the screens hiding the Daimyo and healer. Thankfully, the orbs had not begun releasing their gas until "after" they'd travelled well past Leo.

Two … "somethings" dropped to the ground. Don was surprised he hadn't noticed them climbing in the very rafters "he" was hiding among. His spot wasn't in direct line of sight of where they must have been, but he should have caught something out of the corner of his eye!

He studied them. Their clothing seemed to be one with them. Their eyes glowed red. They made not a sound upon landing. He had to admire their stealth if not their motives.

Then one stopped in front of Leo's feet, turned, and stared at the patient. Donatello had begun to move from his own hiding spot, when the other assassin turned to the one staring at Leo and spoke. "What are you doing? Our orders were to end the Daimyo's life."

Donatello flinched. He had known, or at least deduced this was their goal, but to hear it spoken so plainly out loud like that! And what was the other still doing in front of Leo?

The other assassin replied. "And so we shall." He stepped up to Leo's side and grabbed his katana. Donatello's mouth fell open. He gripped his hold harder at the sight of this enemy touching Leo's swords. Leo loved his katana. Would they kill him with them now?

Donnie loosened his grip, when the assassin turned away from his brother still holding Leo's blades. He threw one at his fellow assassin. "But we shall make it 'look' like the turtle creature finished the work his master started."

Donatello's mouth hung further open. What? No! His "master" … "Leo's" master? Father?

The memory of the now knocked-out (hopefully) guards suspicion of him earlier returned to Donatello's mind. The Daimyo, Leo's master, "as long as we three know where 'that' one is."

Father! They'd framed Master Splinter. Why?!

Well, he knew why. Get suspicion off you and cast it on someone you don't like, if it was the Ultimate Ninja behind all this. Knowing "why" didn't make him any less angry. Donatello clenched his jaw. He was going to "make" these two tell him who they worked for, and then make them tell everybody else if it was the last thing he did!

As they turned their backs to his hiding place, Donatello moved. Master Splinter's lessons rang in his mind. Balance … Silence … Speed … The way of invisibility … The way of a ninja.

Get ready assassins! You're about to face another ninja with a "different" agenda clearing his brother and father's names!

What do you think?

God Bless

ScribeofHeroes