[A/N: This story is a crossover between TMNT and the movie "It's a
Wonderful Life". I don't own anything TMNT or the idea for Frank Capra's
classic story. The only things I own are Kurai, Jaaku, and Cyrus. Hope you
enjoy this fanfic! ^.^ ]
Part IV - Realization
Raph started to jump up to attack the vile Jaaku but was pulled back down by a pair of strong hands. He turned to glare angrily at whoever it was that had touched him. "Cyrus?!" He exclaimed, thinking that he had left the angel behind a while ago.
"Raph, you're greatly outnumbered here. Jumping out there will only get you killed," Cyrus told him calmly.
"But he has his filthy paws on my girlfriend," Raph complained.
"That's his girlfriend now. You weren't there to save her from evil. When Shredder introduced the two, they almost immediately fell in love," Cyrus explained.
Raphael turned away from Cyrus, angry once again. After a thought, he looked back to the angel with a sparkle of hope in his eyes. "You said that they had captured my brothers. Are they still alive?" He asked.
"Barely," Cyrus responded.
"What do you-," He started to question, but Cyrus was already pointing something out to the turtle. He looked to what Cyrus was pointing at and almost screamed at what he saw.
A few low-ranking Foot Soldiers had brought out two chained turtles before Jaaku and Kurai. The conditions of both turtles were beyond horrendous. The first turtles, which appeared to be Leo, had scars and bruises all over his body. What looked like burns were placed heavily across his chest. The second turtle, Donnie, was in the same state as his brother, except that he had a long scar running over his left eye and down his cheek.
Kurai stepped down from the dais and over to Leo with a wicked grin on her face. On her right index finger was an elongated, sickle-shaped claw. She held the claw up to Leo's cheek and ran it down his face smoothly. "Tell me, Leonardo," she began in a sweet voice. "Do you enjoy pain?"
Leo turned his head away from her and continued to be silent. Kurai growled at his silence and slashed the claw across his face.
"Why must you remain silent, turtle? It's only causing you more pain." After her little spiel she delivered a fierce uppercut to the speechless turtle, followed by a harsh elbow his back, causing him to fall face first. Kurai straddled Leonardo and placed her hands on each side of his face. "Now, Leonardo, I will give you one last chance to tell me what you've done with the crystal."
"Wait. Doesn't she have the crystal?" Raph whispered to Cyrus.
"Before your brothers became weak, they managed to break free from their cells. Prior to their being recaptured, they were able to steal the crystal from Kurai and hide it," Cyrus elucidated.
Raph nodded and turned his attention back to Kurai and his brothers.
Leo turned his head slightly and looked up at the cat-girl. "I'll never tell you where the crystal is, Kurai. Its location will die with me."
"Very well," Kurai sighed before snapping Leo's neck. The turtle's body went limp as life ceased to dwell within it.
"Nooooo!"
Everyone's attention turned towards Raphael, who had jolted up to reveal his position. Kurai narrowed her eyes at the new turtle and let out another growl.
Jaaku pointed a clawed digit at Raph and yelled, "Get him!"
Quick to follow orders, the army of Foot Soldiers started to run towards Raph and Cyrus. The lone turtle quickly turned around and began to run, with Cyrus trailing slightly behind him. The angel, who obviously wasn't very athletic, was captured by the Foot Soldiers.
"Joseph! Help me, Joseph!" Cyrus cried as he struggled to get free from the Foot Soldiers. Almost immediately, the angel disappeared from the view of the ninjas.
"Uh, where'd he go?"
"Nevermind him, get the turtle!"
The chase after Raph resumed, the ninjas almost at his feet. Raph sprinted, heading for the Brooklyn Bridge. He looked behind him to see how far away the ninjas were from him. They were starting to lag as they weren't in shape as Raph was. Taking this to his advantage, Raph zigzagged the rest of his journey to the bridge in hopes of losing the Foot Soldiers.
He slowed his run suddenly as his destination was met. He leaned against the railing and clasped his hands in front of him. "I want to live again," he murmured to himself. "Please God, I want to live again." His prayer was interrupted momentarily as he turned his head to the sound of a thousand Foot Soldiers heading his way. He turned back around. "Please, I've learned my lesson. I want to live again."
Behind him, he could hear the sound of a pair of feet coming up behind him. "Raph? Raph is that you?" Someone called as the footsteps got closer. He turned around to see Casey approaching him.
He pulled his sai from under his belt and pointed it at the human. "Now you just stay away, I ain't afraid to use this against you, Casey," warned Raph.
"Raph, what's wrong with you?" Casey asked.
"Stay back, I...Wait. Did you call me Raph?" He wondered hopefully.
"Well that is your name, dimwit," Casey replied with a sardonic tone of voice.
Raph jumped on Casey and gave him a bear hug. "Merry Christmas, Casey!" He said as he pulled back from him. "Say," he began to think. "What are you doing out here anyways?"
"Your brothers called, told me that you had run off, and asked if I could go out to look for you," he told him. Casey put his arm around Raph. "Come on, let's go home," he suggested as the two began to walk back to the sewer den.
- ¤ - ¤-
Leo, Donnie, Mikey, and Splinter waited patiently on the couch for Casey to make his return.
"Where could he be?" Leo asked aloud.
As soon as the words escaped his mouth, the door opened and in walked Casey and Raph. Raph ran over to his brothers and master and embraced them. He suddenly noticed that there was someone missing. He pulled back from the hug and asked, "Where's Kurai?"
"After we called Casey, she went out to look for you," Donnie answered.
"She should be back soon, though," Leo added.
Right on cue, the door opened once again and Kurai entered the room. Her somber face immediately lit up as she saw Raph in the room. She ran towards him and jumped into his arms for a tender embrace. The two kissed and simply enjoyed the moment together.
Kurai pulled back from the kiss. "Raph, I was so worried about you," she told him as she rested her head on his shoulder.
He continued to hold her affectionately, never wanting to let go. "I'm so sorry about the crystal, Kurai," he apologized again.
She shook her head gently. "Don't worry about it."
"Crystal?" Casey wondered aloud.
Leo turned to him and explained, "Some Foot Soldiers stole a crystal from Raph."
"A Foot Soldier? Well, I ran into some of those ninja punks earlier," he said as he began to dig into his pockets. He then pulled something out and continued, "And I beat them up and got this from them." He revealed what he had in his hand.
"The crystal!" Everyone yelled unanimously.
Casey cocked a brow and asked, "Is this important or something?"
Kurai politely took the crystal from Casey and put it in a small black bag that hung loosely from her waist. She then turned her attention back to the human. A bright smile appeared on her face as she thanked him.
"No big," Casey answered humbly.
Everyone made their way back to the decorated Christmas tree and surround it by holding hands. Mikey accidentally bumped his arm on the tree, causing a small bell to ring.
"It's said that everyone time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings," Leo stated matter-of-factly.
Raph looked upward and whispered, "Good job Cyrus and thanks again."
As the group began to sing a Christmas carol, a certain angel from heaven smiled and winked to the turtle. "Anytime Raph. Anytime."
THE END
[whew! Took me a while to get that one out, but I've been having problems with my computer and AOL -growls viciously at stupid AOL- anyways! Hope you enjoyed this fic and expect to see another one coming out soon!]
Part IV - Realization
Raph started to jump up to attack the vile Jaaku but was pulled back down by a pair of strong hands. He turned to glare angrily at whoever it was that had touched him. "Cyrus?!" He exclaimed, thinking that he had left the angel behind a while ago.
"Raph, you're greatly outnumbered here. Jumping out there will only get you killed," Cyrus told him calmly.
"But he has his filthy paws on my girlfriend," Raph complained.
"That's his girlfriend now. You weren't there to save her from evil. When Shredder introduced the two, they almost immediately fell in love," Cyrus explained.
Raphael turned away from Cyrus, angry once again. After a thought, he looked back to the angel with a sparkle of hope in his eyes. "You said that they had captured my brothers. Are they still alive?" He asked.
"Barely," Cyrus responded.
"What do you-," He started to question, but Cyrus was already pointing something out to the turtle. He looked to what Cyrus was pointing at and almost screamed at what he saw.
A few low-ranking Foot Soldiers had brought out two chained turtles before Jaaku and Kurai. The conditions of both turtles were beyond horrendous. The first turtles, which appeared to be Leo, had scars and bruises all over his body. What looked like burns were placed heavily across his chest. The second turtle, Donnie, was in the same state as his brother, except that he had a long scar running over his left eye and down his cheek.
Kurai stepped down from the dais and over to Leo with a wicked grin on her face. On her right index finger was an elongated, sickle-shaped claw. She held the claw up to Leo's cheek and ran it down his face smoothly. "Tell me, Leonardo," she began in a sweet voice. "Do you enjoy pain?"
Leo turned his head away from her and continued to be silent. Kurai growled at his silence and slashed the claw across his face.
"Why must you remain silent, turtle? It's only causing you more pain." After her little spiel she delivered a fierce uppercut to the speechless turtle, followed by a harsh elbow his back, causing him to fall face first. Kurai straddled Leonardo and placed her hands on each side of his face. "Now, Leonardo, I will give you one last chance to tell me what you've done with the crystal."
"Wait. Doesn't she have the crystal?" Raph whispered to Cyrus.
"Before your brothers became weak, they managed to break free from their cells. Prior to their being recaptured, they were able to steal the crystal from Kurai and hide it," Cyrus elucidated.
Raph nodded and turned his attention back to Kurai and his brothers.
Leo turned his head slightly and looked up at the cat-girl. "I'll never tell you where the crystal is, Kurai. Its location will die with me."
"Very well," Kurai sighed before snapping Leo's neck. The turtle's body went limp as life ceased to dwell within it.
"Nooooo!"
Everyone's attention turned towards Raphael, who had jolted up to reveal his position. Kurai narrowed her eyes at the new turtle and let out another growl.
Jaaku pointed a clawed digit at Raph and yelled, "Get him!"
Quick to follow orders, the army of Foot Soldiers started to run towards Raph and Cyrus. The lone turtle quickly turned around and began to run, with Cyrus trailing slightly behind him. The angel, who obviously wasn't very athletic, was captured by the Foot Soldiers.
"Joseph! Help me, Joseph!" Cyrus cried as he struggled to get free from the Foot Soldiers. Almost immediately, the angel disappeared from the view of the ninjas.
"Uh, where'd he go?"
"Nevermind him, get the turtle!"
The chase after Raph resumed, the ninjas almost at his feet. Raph sprinted, heading for the Brooklyn Bridge. He looked behind him to see how far away the ninjas were from him. They were starting to lag as they weren't in shape as Raph was. Taking this to his advantage, Raph zigzagged the rest of his journey to the bridge in hopes of losing the Foot Soldiers.
He slowed his run suddenly as his destination was met. He leaned against the railing and clasped his hands in front of him. "I want to live again," he murmured to himself. "Please God, I want to live again." His prayer was interrupted momentarily as he turned his head to the sound of a thousand Foot Soldiers heading his way. He turned back around. "Please, I've learned my lesson. I want to live again."
Behind him, he could hear the sound of a pair of feet coming up behind him. "Raph? Raph is that you?" Someone called as the footsteps got closer. He turned around to see Casey approaching him.
He pulled his sai from under his belt and pointed it at the human. "Now you just stay away, I ain't afraid to use this against you, Casey," warned Raph.
"Raph, what's wrong with you?" Casey asked.
"Stay back, I...Wait. Did you call me Raph?" He wondered hopefully.
"Well that is your name, dimwit," Casey replied with a sardonic tone of voice.
Raph jumped on Casey and gave him a bear hug. "Merry Christmas, Casey!" He said as he pulled back from him. "Say," he began to think. "What are you doing out here anyways?"
"Your brothers called, told me that you had run off, and asked if I could go out to look for you," he told him. Casey put his arm around Raph. "Come on, let's go home," he suggested as the two began to walk back to the sewer den.
- ¤ - ¤-
Leo, Donnie, Mikey, and Splinter waited patiently on the couch for Casey to make his return.
"Where could he be?" Leo asked aloud.
As soon as the words escaped his mouth, the door opened and in walked Casey and Raph. Raph ran over to his brothers and master and embraced them. He suddenly noticed that there was someone missing. He pulled back from the hug and asked, "Where's Kurai?"
"After we called Casey, she went out to look for you," Donnie answered.
"She should be back soon, though," Leo added.
Right on cue, the door opened once again and Kurai entered the room. Her somber face immediately lit up as she saw Raph in the room. She ran towards him and jumped into his arms for a tender embrace. The two kissed and simply enjoyed the moment together.
Kurai pulled back from the kiss. "Raph, I was so worried about you," she told him as she rested her head on his shoulder.
He continued to hold her affectionately, never wanting to let go. "I'm so sorry about the crystal, Kurai," he apologized again.
She shook her head gently. "Don't worry about it."
"Crystal?" Casey wondered aloud.
Leo turned to him and explained, "Some Foot Soldiers stole a crystal from Raph."
"A Foot Soldier? Well, I ran into some of those ninja punks earlier," he said as he began to dig into his pockets. He then pulled something out and continued, "And I beat them up and got this from them." He revealed what he had in his hand.
"The crystal!" Everyone yelled unanimously.
Casey cocked a brow and asked, "Is this important or something?"
Kurai politely took the crystal from Casey and put it in a small black bag that hung loosely from her waist. She then turned her attention back to the human. A bright smile appeared on her face as she thanked him.
"No big," Casey answered humbly.
Everyone made their way back to the decorated Christmas tree and surround it by holding hands. Mikey accidentally bumped his arm on the tree, causing a small bell to ring.
"It's said that everyone time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings," Leo stated matter-of-factly.
Raph looked upward and whispered, "Good job Cyrus and thanks again."
As the group began to sing a Christmas carol, a certain angel from heaven smiled and winked to the turtle. "Anytime Raph. Anytime."
THE END
[whew! Took me a while to get that one out, but I've been having problems with my computer and AOL -growls viciously at stupid AOL- anyways! Hope you enjoyed this fic and expect to see another one coming out soon!]