Chapter 29
"The Battle to End all Battles"
Leo and I met the group near and old drainage junction. I was surprised when Lacy and May were also there. They both had the daggers that they had managed to steal from Shredder. I handed Nicole her sais. She smiled at me.
It wasn't long before we were all off going towards the Technodrome. The eight of us were well prepared. We got in and started wondering through the halls of the Technodrome.
"Gee, this looks familiar," said May.
"Ya think?" asked Lacy.
"Let's try the prison cells. She may be there," I said.
Leo nodded and we all ran towards the prison cells. As we ran, I prayed that April was not in labor yet. Dealing with a woman in labor was the last thing we needed. I had taken first aid courses but I was never told what to do when someone was in labor. We finally reached the cell to see a very pregnant April having problems of her own.
"April, are you alright?" asked Leo.
"I'm fine everyone. I'm just."April trailed off because of a shot of pain.
"Oh shit, she's going into labor," I said.
"She is?" the guys yelled simultaneously.
"You really know nothing about girls, do you?" I asked.
I helped April stand and get off the bed that she was sitting on. I hoped that she would make it until we got her out of there. Everyone started running.
"Hello! Have we forgotten that pregnant women can't run?" I yelled.
Leo turned back and picked April up. We started running until an army of foot soldiers stood in our way. I groaned when I saw them.
"Ya know, Shredder, you have a way with having really bad timing," said Raph.
"I know. That's my job as the villain," said Shredder.
It wasn't long before Krang came towards us from behind. Leo and I turned to see Krang.
"Um.guys, we've got company on this side too," I said.
Leo placed April down near a protruding part of the wall. She scooted herself into the tight corner. I drew a katana and prepared to protect her. I knew that she needed to be unharmed. I prepared myself. Soon, the all out battle began. It wasn't long before all the foot soldiers were out and it was only Shredder and Krang left.
I looked over towards April. Her contractions were coming faster and there was nothing I could do. I was very scared. I watched as the guys and Nicole took on Shredder and Krang. Lacy and May ran to me just in case April would need help.
"Lin, we need to get April out of here," yelled May.
"I know but how do we get out when there's a battle on either side of us? It's not like we can say excuse me and they'll move," I said.
Suddenly, I looked over in horror as Leo was about to be sliced by Shredder. I moved quickly to block his blow with my katana. I moved and kicked Shredder as he wasn't expecting it. Leo looked up at me.
"Thanks," he said.
"Now are you happy you brought me along?" I asked.
Leo nodded in reply. I backed off, letting Leo continue to fight Shredder. Occasionally, I would join in but I was more concerned with April. I looked over at her and I could see that she was having a harder time. She would deliver soon if we didn't get her to a hospital soon. Suddenly, I heard a scream. I looked over to see that Leo had just stabbed Shredder with his katana. I heard another scream as I watched Krang go down also. The guys took Krang and ran with him into a room with an over sized computer screen. The screen turned blue before they threw Krang in.
"Leo, is he?" I asked.
"Yes, he is. That's the end of the Shredder," Leo said.
I smiled. Suddenly, I heard a scream. I spun around before I realized that April was getting even closer. Leo ran back and picked April up. We started running out of the Technodrome, leaving Shredder where he lay. We met Casey and he rushed her to the hospital, only getting there seconds before she delivered.
We all walked back to the Technodrome. Shredder was still where we had left him. Leo had left his katana next to Shredder. He picked it up. It was stained with blood, Shredder's blood.
I walked over to him and hugged him. He looked at me then at Shredder. He seemed a bit phased that he had just killed someone, a human. It was Leo who killed. The rest of his brothers and Nicole were dealing with Krang. I knew that he wanted to do defeat Shredder on his own but I felt better that I helped him but saving him.
"So, what do we do with Shredder's body?" asked May.
"We burn it," said a voice.
We all turned to see Master Splinter. He walked over to Leo and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Leonardo, I am proud of you," said Master Splinter.
"I didn't defeat Shredder by myself completely. Lin saved me once. If it weren't for her, Shredder's katana blow would have killed me," he said as he held me in his arms.
He kissed my lips softly. I knew that he didn't care if he was teased. He just was happy that this whole situation was over. He soon released me.
"Hey, Leo, you do realize that you're just asking to be teased," Mikey said.
"You're point is?" asked Leo.
"You're gonna be teased," said Mikey.
"So?" asked Leo.
Mikey was stuck. Raph walked over to Shredder's body and picked it up. We placed his body in dark linens. We waited until it was the middle of the night to burn Shredder's body. We knew that the remains would be found but we didn't care. There would be nothing that could point us to Shredder's defeat. Leo stuck his katana in the ground and placed Shredder's helmet on it. Slowly, everyone went back home until it was just me and Leo standing on the Hudson River's bank.
"Are you okay?" I asked.
"Yea, I was just thinking about somethings," he said
"Like?" I asked.
"Us, together, never having to worry about Shredder ever getting in the way of our dreams, ever," he said.
I smiled. I leaned into Leo's arms. He wrapped his arms around me as we watched the city and the stars.
"Where did the guys send Krang?" I asked.
"Dimension X," said Leo.
I shook my head. I didn't know if he was telling the truth or not but it didn't really matter to me. I just liked the idea of them being gone forever.
A/N: The ending was written to look like the scene out of "Return to New York" the Mirage comic book series. I hope you all liked the ending to this chapter and no, this is not the last chapter!
Leo and I met the group near and old drainage junction. I was surprised when Lacy and May were also there. They both had the daggers that they had managed to steal from Shredder. I handed Nicole her sais. She smiled at me.
It wasn't long before we were all off going towards the Technodrome. The eight of us were well prepared. We got in and started wondering through the halls of the Technodrome.
"Gee, this looks familiar," said May.
"Ya think?" asked Lacy.
"Let's try the prison cells. She may be there," I said.
Leo nodded and we all ran towards the prison cells. As we ran, I prayed that April was not in labor yet. Dealing with a woman in labor was the last thing we needed. I had taken first aid courses but I was never told what to do when someone was in labor. We finally reached the cell to see a very pregnant April having problems of her own.
"April, are you alright?" asked Leo.
"I'm fine everyone. I'm just."April trailed off because of a shot of pain.
"Oh shit, she's going into labor," I said.
"She is?" the guys yelled simultaneously.
"You really know nothing about girls, do you?" I asked.
I helped April stand and get off the bed that she was sitting on. I hoped that she would make it until we got her out of there. Everyone started running.
"Hello! Have we forgotten that pregnant women can't run?" I yelled.
Leo turned back and picked April up. We started running until an army of foot soldiers stood in our way. I groaned when I saw them.
"Ya know, Shredder, you have a way with having really bad timing," said Raph.
"I know. That's my job as the villain," said Shredder.
It wasn't long before Krang came towards us from behind. Leo and I turned to see Krang.
"Um.guys, we've got company on this side too," I said.
Leo placed April down near a protruding part of the wall. She scooted herself into the tight corner. I drew a katana and prepared to protect her. I knew that she needed to be unharmed. I prepared myself. Soon, the all out battle began. It wasn't long before all the foot soldiers were out and it was only Shredder and Krang left.
I looked over towards April. Her contractions were coming faster and there was nothing I could do. I was very scared. I watched as the guys and Nicole took on Shredder and Krang. Lacy and May ran to me just in case April would need help.
"Lin, we need to get April out of here," yelled May.
"I know but how do we get out when there's a battle on either side of us? It's not like we can say excuse me and they'll move," I said.
Suddenly, I looked over in horror as Leo was about to be sliced by Shredder. I moved quickly to block his blow with my katana. I moved and kicked Shredder as he wasn't expecting it. Leo looked up at me.
"Thanks," he said.
"Now are you happy you brought me along?" I asked.
Leo nodded in reply. I backed off, letting Leo continue to fight Shredder. Occasionally, I would join in but I was more concerned with April. I looked over at her and I could see that she was having a harder time. She would deliver soon if we didn't get her to a hospital soon. Suddenly, I heard a scream. I looked over to see that Leo had just stabbed Shredder with his katana. I heard another scream as I watched Krang go down also. The guys took Krang and ran with him into a room with an over sized computer screen. The screen turned blue before they threw Krang in.
"Leo, is he?" I asked.
"Yes, he is. That's the end of the Shredder," Leo said.
I smiled. Suddenly, I heard a scream. I spun around before I realized that April was getting even closer. Leo ran back and picked April up. We started running out of the Technodrome, leaving Shredder where he lay. We met Casey and he rushed her to the hospital, only getting there seconds before she delivered.
We all walked back to the Technodrome. Shredder was still where we had left him. Leo had left his katana next to Shredder. He picked it up. It was stained with blood, Shredder's blood.
I walked over to him and hugged him. He looked at me then at Shredder. He seemed a bit phased that he had just killed someone, a human. It was Leo who killed. The rest of his brothers and Nicole were dealing with Krang. I knew that he wanted to do defeat Shredder on his own but I felt better that I helped him but saving him.
"So, what do we do with Shredder's body?" asked May.
"We burn it," said a voice.
We all turned to see Master Splinter. He walked over to Leo and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Leonardo, I am proud of you," said Master Splinter.
"I didn't defeat Shredder by myself completely. Lin saved me once. If it weren't for her, Shredder's katana blow would have killed me," he said as he held me in his arms.
He kissed my lips softly. I knew that he didn't care if he was teased. He just was happy that this whole situation was over. He soon released me.
"Hey, Leo, you do realize that you're just asking to be teased," Mikey said.
"You're point is?" asked Leo.
"You're gonna be teased," said Mikey.
"So?" asked Leo.
Mikey was stuck. Raph walked over to Shredder's body and picked it up. We placed his body in dark linens. We waited until it was the middle of the night to burn Shredder's body. We knew that the remains would be found but we didn't care. There would be nothing that could point us to Shredder's defeat. Leo stuck his katana in the ground and placed Shredder's helmet on it. Slowly, everyone went back home until it was just me and Leo standing on the Hudson River's bank.
"Are you okay?" I asked.
"Yea, I was just thinking about somethings," he said
"Like?" I asked.
"Us, together, never having to worry about Shredder ever getting in the way of our dreams, ever," he said.
I smiled. I leaned into Leo's arms. He wrapped his arms around me as we watched the city and the stars.
"Where did the guys send Krang?" I asked.
"Dimension X," said Leo.
I shook my head. I didn't know if he was telling the truth or not but it didn't really matter to me. I just liked the idea of them being gone forever.
A/N: The ending was written to look like the scene out of "Return to New York" the Mirage comic book series. I hope you all liked the ending to this chapter and no, this is not the last chapter!