The defeated trio of turtles walked slowly into their sewer den. Their
master, Splinter, was waiting for them, sitting in his dirty and old chair.
His hands were clasped together and he looked deeply at his three sons. He
bowed his head slightly before speaking. "My sons. Come and sit by me."
Without hesitation, they walked further into the den and sat down around Splinter, who looked like his was in deep thought. Splinter looked at each of his sons before looking back down at the ground. "I have noticed that one of you are missing. Tell me, what has happened to Raphael?"
Leo looked up at his mentor with a somber look. "Well, Master Splinter, Raph has been captured by the Foot," Leo stated simply. "We tried getting him back, but there were too many of them for us to fight."
"Do not worry, Leonardo. You and your brothers will think of a way to get him back," Splinter told him. "Now, my sons. Reflect on the situation and think of everything you know about it."
The turtles sat back and thought about the position they were in. It took a few minutes before Donnie stood up with an intrigued look about him. "Hey Leo. Remember how those kids were talking about some kind of fighting tournament going on at that warehouse?"
Leo looked to his brother and nodded slowly, not quite sure what Donnie was getting at. "Yeah, and.?
"Well, remember how they said that another competition was going to happened tomorrow night?" Donnie continued.
"Yeah. What about it?" Leo asked.
"Well, what if we go rescue Raph tomorrow night? While the tournament is going on. That way, the Foot Soldiers will be distracted with the contest and we'll be able to get more easily," he explained. Mikey and Leo nodded their heads in agreement.
"That's a great plan, Donnie," Mikey commented.
"I know, I know," Donnie gloated playfully.
"Let's get some rest, you guys. We have a big day ahead of us," Leo said as he headed for his room. Donnie and Mikey agreed and went to bed, all three thinking about what was the come the next day.
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After going through a few ideas with the sub-leader of the Foot, Kurai had gone into her own meager room to get some rest. She had just curled up on her hard and dirty bed when she heard the door creak open. She growled slightly before turning over to see who had intruded on her personal space. She raised her brows as she saw Krang roll into her room. "What is it, Krang?" She questioned impatiently.
"I want you to stay in the turtle's room for the night. You are to watch over him and make sure he doesn't escape. Understood, Kurai?" Krang instructed. He pointed one of his slimy pink tentacles at her. "And if he does escape, Shredder will have your head," he warned.
"Tell me about it," Kurai replied dryly. She got up from her bed, walked past Krang and out of the room. She turned back briefly and looked down at Krang as he exited the room as well. "Don't worry, Krang. That turtle won't escape while I'm on guard."
"He had better not."
They went their separate ways, Krang going back to his lab and Kurai going to Raph's cell. She walked all the way to the end of the hallway where Raph's room was located. She opened the door and saw that the turtle was still sound asleep. Kurai walked fully into the room and looked around for something to sit down on. A large cargo box satisfied her search and she jumped on it immediately. Knowing that the turtle wouldn't be able to escape nor be rescued at the moment, she curled up into a ball and fell asleep almost immediately.
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The morning sun peaking through the small window in the room woke Raph up instantly. He yawned and stretched his arms before looking around. Oh yeah, he was stuck in this hellhole cage in a small and dirty room. His eyes widened in surprise as he saw the feline Kurai sleeping on a large box. She was there went he went to sleep and was now here when he woke up. Had she been there all night?
The sleeping Kurai turned over in her sleep. However, she had turned over too far and fell of the cargo box, landing on the concrete with a loud thud.
"Ow! Damnit that hurt," she complained as she sat up. She rubbed her head before looking over to the cage. She smiled as she noticed that Raph had woken up. "Well, good morning Raphael. And how was your sleep? Sound, I presume?" She asked, winking at him playfully.
"Sure.Were you here all night?" He asked, walking to the edge of his cage.
"Not exactly." She stood up and brushed herself off. She moved her hair out of her face with a flick of her head and took a step closer to his cage. "I left to take care of a few things before coming back here to watch over you."
"I see. Kurai, can I ask you something?" Raph inquired.
"What?" She slanted her head slightly, taking another few steps towards the cage until she and Raph were only inches apart.
"About what you said last night.About you having to and say certain things to keep yourself from being killed? .Why is that?" He asked with a concerned look on his face.
"Well," she started, quickly looking down at the ground. "Really simply put, I'm a slave.," she trailed off, her voice sounding depressed.
"A slave? How'd that happen?"
"It all began.," Kurai told. A white light flashed inside Kurai's mind and she reappeared in Dimension X. She could see an army of rock soldier's destroying a small village, the inhabitants running and screaming from their burning homes. She focused in where she saw a young girl, not unlike herself, standing amongst the chaos. The kitten looked about confused, crying out for her mother and father. One of the rock soldier's picked the girl up and took her to the apparent leader of the group.
"General, we found this small child. What do you want us to do with it?" The soldier asked.
"Take it to Lord Krang. He's always looking for kids like these to do little chores for him," the general answered.
"Yes, sir."
Kurai followed the soldier as he took the young child to the one she knew as Krang. Krang, who was more than just a pink brain then, looked down at the rock soldier and frowned at what he was carrying. "What's this?" He demanded.
"General Traag suggested that it be brought to you for enslavement or training," the soldier explained.
Krang took the child from the soldier and looked at it. "Very well. I'll put it in with some the special troops. She looks promising as an assassin. Don't you think?"
"Of course, Lord Krang."
Kurai's mind flashed forward to watch as she grew up, being trained with a few other mutants as assassins for Lord Krang, being punished severely for any mistakes made or being starved for questioning authority. She watched as she went up the ranks and quickly became Krang's right-hand man, serving him without hesitation. The memory ended with both of them being banished to Earth.
".And that's what happened," Kurai ended.
"I'm.I'm sorry." That was all that Raph could think of to say. He slipped his hand out of the cage and placed it under her chin. He pushed her head back up and smiled. "I'm sure you'll think of a way to get out of this." He leaned forward, as did she, and their lips met. She pulled back from the kiss slowly and took a step away from.
Before either of them could say anything, the door swung open and Shredder stood in the doorway. He looked towards the feline and spoke. "Come. I have a surprise for you." He turned and walked back out, knowing that Kurai would soon follow. She turned to follow, but looked back at Raph and smiled. Then, she left the room, wondering what Shredder had in store for her.
Without hesitation, they walked further into the den and sat down around Splinter, who looked like his was in deep thought. Splinter looked at each of his sons before looking back down at the ground. "I have noticed that one of you are missing. Tell me, what has happened to Raphael?"
Leo looked up at his mentor with a somber look. "Well, Master Splinter, Raph has been captured by the Foot," Leo stated simply. "We tried getting him back, but there were too many of them for us to fight."
"Do not worry, Leonardo. You and your brothers will think of a way to get him back," Splinter told him. "Now, my sons. Reflect on the situation and think of everything you know about it."
The turtles sat back and thought about the position they were in. It took a few minutes before Donnie stood up with an intrigued look about him. "Hey Leo. Remember how those kids were talking about some kind of fighting tournament going on at that warehouse?"
Leo looked to his brother and nodded slowly, not quite sure what Donnie was getting at. "Yeah, and.?
"Well, remember how they said that another competition was going to happened tomorrow night?" Donnie continued.
"Yeah. What about it?" Leo asked.
"Well, what if we go rescue Raph tomorrow night? While the tournament is going on. That way, the Foot Soldiers will be distracted with the contest and we'll be able to get more easily," he explained. Mikey and Leo nodded their heads in agreement.
"That's a great plan, Donnie," Mikey commented.
"I know, I know," Donnie gloated playfully.
"Let's get some rest, you guys. We have a big day ahead of us," Leo said as he headed for his room. Donnie and Mikey agreed and went to bed, all three thinking about what was the come the next day.
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After going through a few ideas with the sub-leader of the Foot, Kurai had gone into her own meager room to get some rest. She had just curled up on her hard and dirty bed when she heard the door creak open. She growled slightly before turning over to see who had intruded on her personal space. She raised her brows as she saw Krang roll into her room. "What is it, Krang?" She questioned impatiently.
"I want you to stay in the turtle's room for the night. You are to watch over him and make sure he doesn't escape. Understood, Kurai?" Krang instructed. He pointed one of his slimy pink tentacles at her. "And if he does escape, Shredder will have your head," he warned.
"Tell me about it," Kurai replied dryly. She got up from her bed, walked past Krang and out of the room. She turned back briefly and looked down at Krang as he exited the room as well. "Don't worry, Krang. That turtle won't escape while I'm on guard."
"He had better not."
They went their separate ways, Krang going back to his lab and Kurai going to Raph's cell. She walked all the way to the end of the hallway where Raph's room was located. She opened the door and saw that the turtle was still sound asleep. Kurai walked fully into the room and looked around for something to sit down on. A large cargo box satisfied her search and she jumped on it immediately. Knowing that the turtle wouldn't be able to escape nor be rescued at the moment, she curled up into a ball and fell asleep almost immediately.
- ¤ -¤ -
The morning sun peaking through the small window in the room woke Raph up instantly. He yawned and stretched his arms before looking around. Oh yeah, he was stuck in this hellhole cage in a small and dirty room. His eyes widened in surprise as he saw the feline Kurai sleeping on a large box. She was there went he went to sleep and was now here when he woke up. Had she been there all night?
The sleeping Kurai turned over in her sleep. However, she had turned over too far and fell of the cargo box, landing on the concrete with a loud thud.
"Ow! Damnit that hurt," she complained as she sat up. She rubbed her head before looking over to the cage. She smiled as she noticed that Raph had woken up. "Well, good morning Raphael. And how was your sleep? Sound, I presume?" She asked, winking at him playfully.
"Sure.Were you here all night?" He asked, walking to the edge of his cage.
"Not exactly." She stood up and brushed herself off. She moved her hair out of her face with a flick of her head and took a step closer to his cage. "I left to take care of a few things before coming back here to watch over you."
"I see. Kurai, can I ask you something?" Raph inquired.
"What?" She slanted her head slightly, taking another few steps towards the cage until she and Raph were only inches apart.
"About what you said last night.About you having to and say certain things to keep yourself from being killed? .Why is that?" He asked with a concerned look on his face.
"Well," she started, quickly looking down at the ground. "Really simply put, I'm a slave.," she trailed off, her voice sounding depressed.
"A slave? How'd that happen?"
"It all began.," Kurai told. A white light flashed inside Kurai's mind and she reappeared in Dimension X. She could see an army of rock soldier's destroying a small village, the inhabitants running and screaming from their burning homes. She focused in where she saw a young girl, not unlike herself, standing amongst the chaos. The kitten looked about confused, crying out for her mother and father. One of the rock soldier's picked the girl up and took her to the apparent leader of the group.
"General, we found this small child. What do you want us to do with it?" The soldier asked.
"Take it to Lord Krang. He's always looking for kids like these to do little chores for him," the general answered.
"Yes, sir."
Kurai followed the soldier as he took the young child to the one she knew as Krang. Krang, who was more than just a pink brain then, looked down at the rock soldier and frowned at what he was carrying. "What's this?" He demanded.
"General Traag suggested that it be brought to you for enslavement or training," the soldier explained.
Krang took the child from the soldier and looked at it. "Very well. I'll put it in with some the special troops. She looks promising as an assassin. Don't you think?"
"Of course, Lord Krang."
Kurai's mind flashed forward to watch as she grew up, being trained with a few other mutants as assassins for Lord Krang, being punished severely for any mistakes made or being starved for questioning authority. She watched as she went up the ranks and quickly became Krang's right-hand man, serving him without hesitation. The memory ended with both of them being banished to Earth.
".And that's what happened," Kurai ended.
"I'm.I'm sorry." That was all that Raph could think of to say. He slipped his hand out of the cage and placed it under her chin. He pushed her head back up and smiled. "I'm sure you'll think of a way to get out of this." He leaned forward, as did she, and their lips met. She pulled back from the kiss slowly and took a step away from.
Before either of them could say anything, the door swung open and Shredder stood in the doorway. He looked towards the feline and spoke. "Come. I have a surprise for you." He turned and walked back out, knowing that Kurai would soon follow. She turned to follow, but looked back at Raph and smiled. Then, she left the room, wondering what Shredder had in store for her.